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MAGILL FORCEPS are angled forceps used to guide a tracheal tube into the larynx or a nasogastric tube into the esophagus under direct vision. They are also used to grasp objects lodged in the oropharynx, hypopharynx, and upper esophagus without blocking the operator's view. These forceps are named after the Irish-born anesthetist Ivan Magill and are here since 1920.