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Occluding and holding clamps across the full range a theatre uses, from the general-surgery workhorses to the atraumatic cardiovascular patterns.

General surgery and haemostasis: Crile, Kelly, Kocher (Rochester-Ochsner), Pean, Rochester, Halsted mosquito, Mixter (Overholt), Backhaus towel clamps, Allis and Babcock. Cardiovascular: Satinsky and DeBakey-Satinsky tangential occlusion, Diethrich micro coronary, Cooley, Glover, Gregory, Derra, Wylie and Bahnson. Bowel and specialty: Doyen intestinal, Payr, bulldog clamps in spring patterns, bronchus and coarctation clamps.

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  • 3 1/2" Johns Hopkins Bulldog Clamp, Curved
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    3 1/2" Johns Hopkins Bulldog Clamp, Curved

    Known for its accuracy, robustness, and capacity to secure blood vessels without causing damage to the surrounding tissue, the 3 1/2" Johns Hopkins...

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  • 3 1/2" Johns Hopkins Bulldog Clamp, Straight
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    3 1/2" Johns Hopkins Bulldog Clamp, Straight

    The 3 1/2" Johns Hopkins Bulldog Clamp (Straight) is a specialized surgical tool designed for precise use in procedures requiring direct, linear ac...

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  • 3 7/8 Cooley Bulldog Clamp curved 4.0cm cross action
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    3 7/8 Cooley Bulldog Clamp curved 4.0cm cross action

    A sophisticated surgical tool called the 3 7/8 Cooley Bulldog Clamp Curved 4.0cm Cross Action is intended to momentarily block blood arteries durin...

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  • 3" Baby Towel Clamp
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    3" Baby Towel Clamp

    The 3-inch Baby Towel Clamp is a small surgical tool used to firmly secure surgical drapes or towels. It is perfect for usage in sensitive surgical...

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  • 4 1/8 Baby Vascular Clamp 6mm jaws slightly angled shanks
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    4 1/8 Baby Vascular Clamp 6mm jaws slightly angled shanks

    The 4 1/8" Baby Vascular Clamp with 6mm Jaws and Slightly Angled Shanks is another specialized tool used primarily in pediatric vascular surgery an...

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  • 4 1/8" Baby Vascular Clamp 90° angled jaws straight shanks
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    4 1/8" Baby Vascular Clamp 90° angled jaws straight shanks

    The 4 1/8" Baby Vascular Clamp with 90° Angled Jaws and Straight Shanks is another specialized surgical tool designed for precision in delicate pro...

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  • 4 3/4" Castaneda Clamp, Curved, Shank Spoon
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    4 3/4" Castaneda Clamp, Curved, Shank Spoon

    The 4.75" Castaneda clamp with curved shank and spoon jaws is designed for delicate pediatric cardiovascular procedures, offering gentle, atraumati...

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  • 4 3/4" Debakey Ring Handle Bulldog Clamp, Straight 90° jaw
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    4 3/4" Debakey Ring Handle Bulldog Clamp, Straight 90° jaw

    Designed for precise and controlled use, particularly in difficult surgical areas, the Debakey Ring Handle Bulldog Clamp is a specialized surgical ...

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  • 4 3/4" Derlacki Ossicle Holding Clamp, 1mm Teeth
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    4 3/4" Derlacki Ossicle Holding Clamp, 1mm Teeth

    The 4 3/4" Derlacki Ossicle Holding Clamp, 1mm Teeth is a specialized surgical instrument used in otologic surgeries, particularly in procedures in...

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  • 4 3/4" Gregory soft Bulldog Clamp, Left
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    4 3/4" Gregory soft Bulldog Clamp, Left

    The 4 3/4" Gregory soft Bulldog clamp (left) is designed for gentle, atraumatic occlusion with soft jaws, providing precise control in vascular sur...

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  • 4 3/4" Gregory soft Bulldog Clamp, Right
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    4 3/4" Gregory soft Bulldog Clamp, Right

    The 4 3/4" Gregory soft Bulldog clamp (right) is designed for secure, atraumatic occlusion with soft jaws, offering precise control and minimal ves...

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  • 4 5/8" Gregory Carotid Angled Bulldog Clamp
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    4 5/8" Gregory Carotid Angled Bulldog Clamp

    The 4 5/8" Gregory carotid angled Bulldog clamp is engineered for precise occlusion of the carotid artery, featuring angled jaws for optimal access...

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  • 4" Non-Perforating Towel Clamp
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    4" Non-Perforating Towel Clamp

    A 4-inch surgical tool is used to firmly tie drapes or towels without piercing the fabric. It has blunt-tipped, inward-curved, serrated jaws that o...

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  • 45mm Mini Bulldog Clamp straight
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    45mm Mini Bulldog Clamp straight

    A specialized surgical instrument called the 45mm Mini Bulldog Clamp Straight is intended to temporarily block tiny to medium-sized blood arteries ...

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  • 5 1/2 Debakey Multi-Purpose Clamp 90° ang
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    5 1/2 Debakey Multi-Purpose Clamp 90° ang

    With its compact size and specialized design, the 5 1/2" DeBakey Multi-Purpose Clamp with 90° angled jaws is a versatile surgical tool that can be ...

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  • 5 1/2" Satinsky Pediatric Clamp and Cooley jaws
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    5 1/2" Satinsky Pediatric Clamp and Cooley jaws

    A 5 1/2" Satinsky pediatric clamp with Cooley jaws is designed for delicate pediatric vascular procedures, offering secure and atraumatic vessel oc...

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  • 5 1/2" Subramanian Mini Aorta Clamp
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    5 1/2" Subramanian Mini Aorta Clamp

    A 5 1/2" Subramanian mini aorta clamp is designed for precise occlusion of the aorta in pediatric or small vessel surgeries, featuring a compact si...

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  • 5 1/4 Cooley Pediatric Clamp straight shanks straight jaw
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    5 1/4 Cooley Pediatric Clamp straight shanks straight jaw

    The 5 1/4" Cooley Pediatric Clamp with Straight Shanks and Straight Jaw is a surgical instrument used in pediatric vascular and cardiothoracic surg...

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  • 5 1/4 Gregory Profunda Clamp
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    5 1/4 Gregory Profunda Clamp

    A specialist vascular tool called the 5 1/4" Gregory Profunda Clamp is intended for use in procedures involving the profunda femoris artery, someti...

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  • 5 1/4" Cooley Pediatric Clamp, Angled Shanks, Straight Jaw
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    5 1/4" Cooley Pediatric Clamp, Angled Shanks, Straight Jaw

    A 5.25" Cooley pediatric clamp with straight shanks and angled jaws is designed for precise occlusion in pediatric vascular surgeries, offering enh...

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  • 5 1/4" Cooley Pediatric Clamp, Straight Shanks, Angled Jaw
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    5 1/4" Cooley Pediatric Clamp, Straight Shanks, Angled Jaw

    A 5 1/4" Cooley pediatric clamp with straight shanks and angled jaws is ideal for fine pediatric vascular work, this clamp provides precise control...

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  • 5 1/4" Cooley Pediatric Clamp, Straight Shanks, Spoon Jaw
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    5 1/4" Cooley Pediatric Clamp, Straight Shanks, Spoon Jaw

    A 5 1/4" Cooley pediatric clamp with straight shanks and spoon jaws is designed for gentle and precise vessel occlusion in pediatric cardiovascular...

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  • 5 1/4" Castaneda Clamp Titanium 30° Angle
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    5 1/4" Castaneda Clamp Titanium 30° Angle

    The 5 1/4" Castaneda Clamp Titanium 30° Angle is a specialized surgical instrument designed for vascular and cardiothoracic procedures, offering en...

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  • 5 3/4" Dardik Multi-Purp Clamp, Angled 90°
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    5 3/4" Dardik Multi-Purp Clamp, Angled 90°

    The 5 3/4" Dardik Multi-Purpose Clamp - Angled 90° is a specialized surgical tool that allows the surgeon to work in tight spaces or around sharp a...

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Crile or Kelly? The difference nobody explains

These two are the most confused instruments in surgery and they are nearly indistinguishable in a catalogue photograph. The difference is one detail:

Crile jaws are serrated along their full length. Kelly jaws are serrated only on the distal half.

That is it, and it matters. A Kelly's smooth proximal jaw lets it grip a vessel near the tip without the whole jaw biting, which suits a delicate pedicle. A Crile grips along the entire jaw, which holds better on a bulkier bite and is the reason it is the more common general haemostat.

Kocher and Rochester-Ochsner, meanwhile, are the same instrument under two names - a heavy transverse-serrated clamp with 1x2 teeth at the tip. If a tray list calls for one and you stock the other, you already have it.

Toothed or smooth: the decision that goes wrong both ways

A toothed jaw penetrates and holds. A smooth jaw compresses and occludes. Choosing by feel rather than by tissue is how both classic errors happen:

  • A toothed clamp on bowel perforates it - sometimes not visibly, and not until later.
  • A smooth clamp on fascia slips under load, and the repair comes apart where the surgeon believed it was held.

The same error from opposite directions. Allis (toothed) and Babcock (atraumatic, fenestrated) exist as a pair precisely because of this: Allis for tissue being excised, Babcock for tissue staying in the patient.

Why a mosquito is not just a small haemostat

The Halsted mosquito is the finest ratcheted clamp in general use, and its purpose is not simply reaching small vessels. It is working in a field where a full-size haemostat would occlude the view. A 12.5cm mosquito on a 5mm bleeder leaves the surgeon able to see what they are doing; a 16cm Crile on the same bleeder does not.

Stocked in straight, curved, toothed and titanium, in 12.5cm micro patterns.

Ratchet, spring, or neither

Three closing mechanisms, three uses, and they are not interchangeable.

A ratchet holds indefinitely at whatever force the hand applied. Good for a vessel about to be tied. Dangerous on anything where force matters, because under pressure hands set clamps harder than they intend.

A spring - the bulldog patterns - delivers a known, repeatable force calibrated to the jaw. That is why bulldogs and not ratcheted clamps go on a coronary. Jaw length matters here too: a jaw longer than the vessel is wide concentrates the whole spring force at one point.

A tangential clamp occludes part of a vessel's circumference while flow continues past. See Cardiothoracic Instruments for when that is the right choice.

Frequently asked

Is a haemostat the same as a clamp? A haemostat is a clamp used for haemostasis - Crile, Kelly, mosquito, Pean. Aortic, bowel and towel clamps are clamps that are not haemostats. Everything in both groups is here.

Why are some titanium? Titanium is lighter, non-magnetic and does not interfere with imaging. It matters for MRI-adjacent work and for long cases where instrument weight on tissue accumulates.

What length should I order? Length is set by depth of field, not by the size of the vessel. Work at the skin surface takes 12-14cm; a deep pelvic or thoracic field needs 20cm or more, and the Rochester-Pean range runs to 40.5cm for exactly that reason.

Do you stock Kocher and Rochester-Ochsner separately? They are the same pattern; both names appear in the titles because both appear on tray lists.

Related collections

See also Hemostatic Forceps, Bulldog Clamps, Cardiothoracic Instruments, Surgical Forceps and General Surgery Instruments.

Other clamps and holding instruments: Diethrich Coronary Instruments, Laparoscopic Graspers & Clamps, Rubber Dam Clamps, Needle Holders and Rib Spreaders.