Clamps
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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The Mayo-Guyon pedunculus clamp provides secure occlusion of the renal pedicle during nephrectomy and urological procedures. The 23cm working lengt...
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Mayo-Robson intestinal clamp with curved, atraumatic jaws providing gentle yet secure occlusion of small and large bowel segments. Working length 2...
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Original price $299.31 - Original price $299.31Original price$299.31$299.31 - $299.31Current price $299.31Mikulicz Intestinal Clamp 19cm
Mikulicz intestinal clamp with serrated jaws and 1x2 teeth tips for secure grasping of peritoneum and bowel during gastrointestinal surgery. Workin...
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Original price $306.11 - Original price $306.11Original price$306.11$306.11 - $306.11Current price $306.11Mikulicz Intestinal Clamp 19cm (Alternate Pattern)
Mikulicz intestinal clamp, alternate pattern with serrated jaws and 1x2 teeth tips for secure grasping of peritoneum and bowel during gastrointesti...
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Original price $80.45 - Original price $80.45Original price$80.45$80.45 - $80.45Current price $80.45Mixter Clamp, S-Curved
Mixter clamp with S-shaped curved jaws used for dissection, ligation and passing ties around vessels and ducts. Offered in 18.5cm, 21cm, 21.5cm and...
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A Mixter Right Angled Clamp is a type of surgical instrument commonly used in various types of surgery, especially in vascular, urological, and tho...
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Original price $0.00 - Original price $0.00Original price $0.00$382.03$382.03 - $382.03Current price $382.03Morris Long Ascending Aorta Clamp
A specialized surgical tool called the Morris Long Ascending Aorta Clamp is used to clamp the ascending aorta during cardiovascular surgeries. Its ...
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Original price $332.12 - Original price $396.94Original price$332.12 - $396.94$332.12 - $396.94Current price $332.12Morris-DeBakey Aortic Clamp 18 cm
Morris-DeBakey aortic clamp, 18 cm, featuring the classic DeBakey atraumatic jaw pattern for partial or full aortic occlusion in cardiovascular pro...
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Original price $341.56 - Original price $387.43Original price$341.56 - $387.43$341.56 - $387.43Current price $341.56Morris-DeBakey Aortic Clamp 20 cm
Morris-DeBakey aortic clamp in 20 cm and 23 cm working lengths, with classic atraumatic DeBakey jaw serrations for safe aortic and major-vessel occ...
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Original price $543.53 - Original price $543.53Original price$543.53$543.53 - $543.53Current price $543.53Neonatal Vascular Clamp 14cm Fig. 1 Angled
Neonatal vascular clamp, 14cm overall length, Figure 1 angled jaw. Engineered for atraumatic vessel occlusion in neonatal and pediatric vascular pr...
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Original price $544.19 - Original price $544.19Original price$544.19$544.19 - $544.19Current price $544.19Neonatal Vascular Clamp 14cm Fig. 2 Slightly Angled (Ref. R06887)
Neonatal vascular clamp, 14cm overall length, Figure 2 slightly angled jaw. Suited to atraumatic occlusion of small vessels in neonatal and pediatr...
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Original price $530.59 - Original price $530.59Original price$530.59$530.59 - $530.59Current price $530.59Neonatal Vascular Clamp 14cm Fig. 2 Slightly Angled
Neonatal vascular clamp, 14cm overall length, Fig. 2 pattern with slightly angled jaws for atraumatic occlusion of small-caliber vessels in neonata...
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Original price $530.59 - Original price $530.59Original price$530.59$530.59 - $530.59Current price $530.59Neonatal Vascular Clamp 14cm Fig. 3 Slightly Angled
Neonatal vascular clamp, 14cm overall length, Fig. 3 pattern with slightly angled jaws for atraumatic occlusion of small-caliber vessels in neonata...
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Original price $544.19 - Original price $544.19Original price$544.19$544.19 - $544.19Current price $544.19Neonatal Vascular Clamp 14cm Fig. 3 Strongly Angled
Neonatal vascular clamp, 14cm overall length, Fig. 3 pattern with strongly angled jaws for atraumatic occlusion of small-caliber vessels during neo...
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Original price $571.40 - Original price $571.40Original price$571.40$571.40 - $571.40Current price $571.40Neonatal Vascular Clamp 14cm Fig. 8 Angled
Neonatal vascular clamp, 14cm overall length, Figure 8 angled jaw. Designed for atraumatic occlusion of vessels in neonatal and pediatric vascular ...
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Neonatal vascular clamp, 14cm overall length, Figure 8 strongly angled jaw configuration. Designed for atraumatic occlusion of vessels in neonatal ...
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Original price $510.18 - Original price $571.40Original price$510.18 - $571.40$510.18 - $571.40Current price $510.18Neonatal Vascular Clamp Fig. 1-9 Strongly Angled
Neonatal vascular clamp series with strongly angled jaws, available in Fig. 1 (14cm), Fig. 2 (14cm), Fig. 4 (13cm), Fig. 5 (14cm), Fig. 6 (13cm), F...
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Original price $544.19 - Original price $571.40Original price$544.19 - $571.40$544.19 - $571.40Current price $544.19Neonatal Vascular Clamp Fig. 4 Angled (13cm-14cm Variants)
Neonatal vascular clamp series with angled jaws in Figure 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 configurations, 13cm to 14cm overall length. Designed for atraumatic oc...
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Original price $530.59 - Original price $561.20Original price$530.59 - $561.20$530.59 - $561.20Current price $530.59Neonatal Vascular Clamp Fig. 4-7 Angled (13-14cm)
Neonatal vascular clamp series with angled jaws, available in Fig. 4 (13cm), Fig. 5 (14cm), Fig. 6 (13cm), and Fig. 7 (13cm) patterns for atraumati...
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Original price $0.00 - Original price $0.00Original price $0.00$303.41$303.41 - $303.41Current price $303.41Neonatal Vascular Clamp, 90° Jaws, Curved Shanks
A Neonatal vascular clamp with 90° curved jaws and shanks is designed for secure and atraumatic occlusion of neonatal vessels, offering precise con...
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A Neonatal vascular clamp with straight jaws and curved shank is designed for precise, atraumatic occlusion of neonatal vessels, offering excellent...
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Original price $521.98 - Original price $521.98Original price$521.98$521.98 - $521.98Current price $521.98Pediatric Vascular Clamp, Angled, 16cm
Pediatric vascular clamp, 16cm, with angled jaws for vessel occlusion where the approach requires offset alignment. Atraumatic serrations preserve ...
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Original price $511.75 - Original price $511.75Original price$511.75$511.75 - $511.75Current price $511.75Pediatric Vascular Clamp, Straight, 16.5cm
Pediatric vascular clamp, 16.5cm, with straight jaws sized for small-vessel occlusion in pediatric and neonatal cases. Atraumatic serrations protec...
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Original price $387.11 - Original price $387.11Original price$387.11$387.11 - $387.11Current price $387.11Potts Anastomosis Clamp, Curved, 22 cm
Potts curved anastomosis clamp, 22 cm. Atraumatic curved jaws hold and approximate vessel ends during cardiovascular and peripheral vascular anasto...
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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.