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The largest collection on the store: 1,397 forceps spanning general surgery, microsurgery, cardiovascular, ENT, ophthalmic and dental. If an instrument grips, holds or grasps, it is here.

General surgery and tissue handling: Adson, Adson-Brown, Allis, Babcock, Kocher, Gerald, DeBakey, Russian, Potts-Smith, Cushing, Semken, Ferris-Smith, Bonney and Rat-Tooth. Microsurgery: Yasargil, Rhoton, Jansen, Castroviejo, Barraquer, Jeweler, and bipolar patterns. Specialty: Magill catheter, Hartmann and Micro-Hartmann, Tischler and Kevorkian biopsy, Doyen intestinal, Lahey traction, sponge and dressing forceps.

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  • T-C HALSEY NEEDLE HOLDER 5" SMOOTH
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    TC Halsey Needle Holder 5" Smooth

    The T-C Halsey Needle Holder 5" Smooth is a highly precise surgical tool designed for handling delicate needles in procedures where a gentle grip i...

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  • T-C HALSEY NEEDLE HOLDER 5" SERRATED
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    TC Halsey Needle Holder 5" Serrated

    The T-C Halsey Needle Holder 5" Serrated is a precision surgical instrument designed for secure needle handling in various surgical procedures, par...

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  • T-C DEBAKEY VASCULAR TISSUE FORCEPS 9-1/2" 1.5mm DELICATE
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    TC DeBakey Vascular Tissue Forceps 9-1/2" 1.5mm Delicate

    The T-C DeBakey Vascular Tissue Forceps 9-1/2" 1.5mm Delicate is a finely crafted surgical instrument specifically designed for vascular surgery an...

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  • T-C ADSON FORCEPS 1 x 2 TEETH 6"
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    TC Adson Forceps 1x2 Teeth 6"

    The T-C Adson Forceps with 1 x 2 teeth and a length of 6 inches are a versatile and precise surgical instrument commonly used for delicate tissue h...

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  • Takahashi Nasal Forceps - Small Up
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    Takahashi Nasal Forceps - Small Up

    The Takahashi Nasal Forceps - Small Up is a specialized surgical instrument used in ENT procedures, particularly for elevating or excising tissue w...

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  • Takahashi Nasal Forceps - Short Shaft 4x10mm
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    Takahashi Nasal Forceps - Short Shaft 4x10mm

    The Takahashi Nasal Forceps - Short Shaft, 4x10mm is a specialized surgical instrument used in ENT procedures for grasping, excising, and removing ...

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  • Takahashi Nasal Forceps - 3x10mm Jaw
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    Takahashi Nasal Forceps - 3x10mm Jaw

    The Takahashi Nasal Forceps - 3x10mm Jaw is a precision surgical instrument designed for use in ENT procedures, particularly for manipulating and r...

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  • Takahashi Nasal Cutting Forceps, 4x10mm Straight, Shaft 120mm
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    Takahashi Nasal Cutting Forceps, 4x10mm Straight, Shaft 120mm

    Takahashi nasal cutting forceps with 4x10mm straight cutting tips on a 120mm shaft, suited to wider-bite removal of polyps, mucosa, and bony fragme...

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  • Takahashi Nasal Cutting Forceps, 2.5x10mm Straight, Shaft 120mm
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    Takahashi Nasal Cutting Forceps, 2.5x10mm Straight, Shaft 120mm

    Takahashi nasal cutting forceps with 2.5x10mm straight cutting tips on a 120mm shaft. Used in functional endoscopic sinus surgery and rhinologic pr...

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  • Struempel Ear Forceps oval spoon 2.5x6mm
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    Struempel Ear Forceps oval spoon 2.5x6mm

    The Struempel Ear Forceps (Oval Spoon, 2.5x6mm) is a specialized surgical instrument used in otologic procedures for removing debris, earwax, or ti...

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  • Stratte Needle Holder GG
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    Stratte Needle Holder, Tungsten Carbide (TC)

    The Stratte Needle Holder GG (Gold Grip) is a precision surgical instrument designed for secure and controlled needle handling. Featuring gold-plat...

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  • Strassburg Pattern Forceps 1x2 Teeth
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    Strassburg Pattern Forceps 1x2 Teeth

    Strassburg pattern forceps with 1x2 teeth for secure tissue grasping during general surgical procedures. Constructed in Germany from surgical steel...

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  • Straight Titanium Halsted Mosquito Forceps
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    Straight Titanium Halsted Mosquito Forceps

    These forceps are made from high-quality titanium, offering strength and corrosion resistance. With a straight design, they provide excellent preci...

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  • Straight Bridge Forceps - 7 1/2"
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    Straight Bridge Forceps - 7 1/2"

    The Straight Bridge Forceps, measuring 7 1/2 inches (approximately 190 mm), are precision surgical instruments designed for secure and controlled t...

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  • Straight Bengolia Artery Forceps
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    Straight Bengolia Artery Forceps

    The Straight Bengolia Artery Forceps is a surgical forceps designed for clamping arteries or blood vessels during surgery. Featuring straight jaws,...

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  • Straight 8 1/4" Phaneuf Artery/Uterine Forceps
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    Straight 8 1/4" Phaneuf Artery/Uterine Forceps

    These straight 8 1/4" Phaneuf forceps are specialized surgical instruments used for clamping arteries or uterine tissue during gynecological proced...

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  • Straight 20cm Maingot Hysterectomy Forceps 
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    Straight 20cm Maingot Hysterectomy Forceps

    The straight 20cm Maingot hysterectomy forceps are specialized surgical instruments used in gynecological procedures, particularly during hysterect...

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  • Straight 10 1/4" Bozeman Uterine Forceps 
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    Straight 10 1/4" Bozeman Uterine Forceps

    These 10 1/4" straight Bozeman uterine forceps are designed for use in gynecological procedures, particularly those involving the uterus. With stra...

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  • Swolin Laparoscopic Needle Holder, Convex/Concave, Ratchet, 33cm - DDP Elite USA
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    Swolin Laparoscopic Needle Holder, Convex/Concave, Ratchet, 33cm

    The Swolin Laparoscopic Needle Holder, Convex/Concave, Ratchet, 33cm from DDP Elite USA is a reusable endoscopic instrument built to surgical-grade...

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  • Nephroscope Stone Grasping Forceps 4mm x 33cm, Type S - DDP Elite USA
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    Nephroscope Stone Grasping Forceps 4mm x 33cm, Type S

    The Nephroscope Stone Grasping Forceps 4mm x 33cm, Type S from DDP Elite USA is built to the Type S pattern, so it fits sheaths, telescopes and acc...

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  • Optical Stone Crushing Forceps, Single Action, Type S - DDP Elite USA
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    Optical Stone Crushing Forceps, Single Action, Type S

    The Optical Stone Crushing Forceps, Single Action, Type S from DDP Elite USA is built to the Type S pattern, so it fits sheaths, telescopes and acc...

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  • Arthroscopic Shoulder Tissue Penetrator Suturing Forceps, 15cm - DDP Elite USA
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    Arthroscopic Shoulder Tissue Penetrator Suturing Forceps, 15cm

    The Arthroscopic Shoulder Tissue Penetrator Suturing Forceps, 15cm from DDP Elite USA is a reusable endoscopic instrument built to surgical-grade s...

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  • Arthroscopic Shoulder Suture Forceps, 3.5mm x 15cm - DDP Elite USA
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    Arthroscopic Shoulder Suture Forceps, 3.5mm x 15cm

    The Arthroscopic Shoulder Suture Forceps, 3.5mm x 15cm from DDP Elite USA is a reusable endoscopic instrument built to surgical-grade standards. Th...

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  • Arthroscopic Through-Cutting Punch, 90° Left, 3.5mm - DDP Elite USA
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    Arthroscopic Through-Cutting Punch, 90° Left, 3.5mm

    The Arthroscopic Through-Cutting Punch, 90° Left, 3.5mm from DDP Elite USA is a reusable endoscopic instrument built to surgical-grade standards. A...

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Adson, Allis, Babcock: three that are not interchangeable

These three are the ones most often substituted for each other, and each substitution has a characteristic failure.

Adson is a fine thumb forceps for skin and subcutaneous tissue - short, broad-handled, used in the fingertips. Stocked with cross-serrated tips, fenestrated handles, and 1x2 teeth. Its job is precise, light handling where you can see the tip.

Allis has interdigitating teeth on a ratcheted ring handle. It grips hard and it marks what it grips. Right for tissue being excised, a specimen, or fascia under load. Wrong for anything staying in the patient.

Babcock has a broad, fenestrated, atraumatic jaw shaped for bowel. Wide surface, low pressure, no teeth. It holds; it does not dissect and it does not grip under real load.

The rule: an Allis on bowel perforates it; a Babcock on fascia slips. Same error from opposite directions, and the reason a general tray carries all three.

Why the DeBakey jaw looks the way it does

A DeBakey forceps carries fine longitudinal rows of teeth that interdigitate rather than meet - quite unlike the transverse serrations of an ordinary tissue forceps.

The reason is the intima. A vessel's lining is a single cell layer, and where it is crushed, platelets aggregate and a thrombus forms. Transverse serrations pinch along one line; the DeBakey pattern spreads the hold along the jaw's length and grips a vessel wall firmly without creating that line. It is why DeBakey tips appear on vascular forceps, needle holders and the Gerald-DeBakey hybrid, and why they cost more than a plain tissue forceps of the same size.

Toothed or smooth, and what the numbers mean

Titles here carry notation like 1x2, 2x3 or 4x5. That is the tooth count on each jaw - one tooth opposing two, and so on. More teeth means a broader, more distributed grip; fewer means a more concentrated bite.

Smooth (serrated but untoothed) jaws compress without penetrating - for vessels, bowel, dura, anything where a puncture matters. Toothed jaws penetrate and hold against traction - for skin, fascia, and tissue being removed.

Tip width is the other number to read: a 0.3mm micro tip and a 2.0mm vascular tip are different instruments even when the pattern name is the same.

Bayonet and angled shafts

Several patterns - Gerald, Cushing, Jansen, Yasargil - come in bayonet form, where the shaft steps sideways before the tip.

That step is not styling. It moves the surgeon's hand and the instrument's body out of the line of sight, which is what makes it possible to work down a narrow corridor - a craniotomy, a nasal cavity, a deep pelvic field - while still seeing the tip. On an open field a bayonet offers nothing; in a corridor it is the difference between working by sight and working by feel.

Frequently asked

Are needle holders in this collection? Some appear here historically, but the full range now has its own page - see Needle Holders.

What is the difference between tissue, dressing and thumb forceps? Tissue forceps are toothed and grip tissue. Dressing forceps are serrated and untoothed, for packing and dressings. Thumb forceps describes the non-ratcheted, tweezer-style action rather than the jaw - an Adson is a thumb forceps.

Why are some titanium? Lighter, non-magnetic, and MRI-compatible. On microsurgery, the weight reduction genuinely reduces hand fatigue over a long case.

Is Kocher the same as Rochester-Ochsner? Yes, one instrument with two names, both used on tray lists. Both spellings appear in these titles for that reason.

Related collections

See also Hemostatic Forceps, Needle Holders, Surgical Clamps, General Surgery Instruments, Yasargil Instruments and Rhoton Instruments.

Specialty forceps: Endoscopic Biopsy Forceps, Laparoscopic Forceps, Arthroscopic Graspers, Bipolar Forceps, Micro Cup Forceps, Dissectors and Dental Tissue & Cotton Forceps.