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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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  • Cushing Brown Forceps Straight 7"
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    Cushing Brown Forceps Straight 7"

    Cushing Brown forceps, straight and 7 inches in length, are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling. Their straight t...

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  • CUSHING BAYONET FORCEPS SERRATED 7 3/4" TC
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    Cushing Bayonet Forceps Serrated 7 3/4" TC

    The Cushing Bayonet Forceps Serrated 7 3/4" TC is a precision surgical instrument designed for delicate tissue handling in microsurgical procedures...

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  • Cushing Bayonet Forceps - 1×2 Teeth 7.25"
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    Cushing Bayonet Forceps - 1×2 Teeth 7.25"

    The Cushing Bayonet Forceps, 1×2 Teeth, 7.25" is a surgical instrument designed for delicate tissue handling in neurosurgical and microsurgical pro...

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  • Curved Tip Micro Forceps (8mm round handle)
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    Curved Tip Micro Forceps (8mm round handle)

    The Curved Tip Micro Forceps with 8mm Round Handle are precision surgical instruments designed for delicate procedures requiring fine control and a...

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  • Curved Pean Forceps
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    Curved Pean Forceps

    Curved Pean forceps are designed for clamping large blood vessels or tissue masses during surgical procedures. The curved jaws provide better acces...

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  • Curved 20 cm Maingot Hysterectomy Forceps
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    Curved 20 cm Maingot Hysterectomy Forceps

    A 20 cm (approximately 8-inch) curved surgical instrument designed for gynecological procedures, especially hysterectomies. The Maingot forceps fea...

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  • Cup-Shaped Forceps Straight 8cm Oval Shaft
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    Cup-Shaped Forceps Straight 8cm Oval Shaft

    Cup-shaped forceps with a straight 8cm oval shaft for ergonomic finger placement during prolonged microsurgical work. German surgical-steel constru...

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  • Crile-Rankin Hemostatic Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, Straight, 16 cm
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    Crile-Rankin Hemostatic Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, Straight, 16 cm

    Crile-Rankin hemostatic forceps with 1x2 teeth and straight jaws, 16 cm length. Toothed pattern provides secure grasping of tissue while clamping b...

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  • Crile-Murray Needle Holder Serrated TC 15 cm
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    Crile-Murray Needle Holder Serrated TC 15 cm

    Crile-Murray needle holder featuring tungsten-carbide inserts with serrated jaws, measuring 15 cm. German surgical-steel construction; gold-handle ...

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  • Crile-Murray Needle Holder Serrated 15 cm
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    Crile-Murray Needle Holder Serrated 15 cm

    Crile-Murray needle holder with serrated jaws and ratcheted finger rings, measuring 15 cm. German surgical-steel construction for general suturing....

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  • Crile Hemostatic Forceps Titanium Curved 14cm
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    Crile Hemostatic Forceps Titanium Curved 14cm

    Crile hemostatic forceps in titanium, curved pattern, 14cm working length. German construction with fully serrated jaws, box-lock joint, and lockin...

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  • Crile Hemostatic Forceps 1x2 Teeth Straight 14cm
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    Crile Hemostatic Forceps 1x2 Teeth Straight 14cm

    Crile hemostatic forceps with 1x2 teeth, straight pattern, 14cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with box-lock joint and locking ...

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  • Crile Forceps, 5-1/2" Straight
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    Crile Forceps, 5-1/2" Straight

    The 5-1/2" Crile Forceps with straight jaws are compact and effective hemostatic instruments used to clamp small blood vessels or delicate tissue d...

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  • Crile Forceps, 5-1/2" Curved
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    Crile Forceps, 5-1/2" Curved

    The 5-1/2" Crile Forceps with curved jaws are compact, versatile hemostatic instruments used to clamp blood vessels and control bleeding during sur...

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  • Craig Septum Forceps, 18cm
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    Craig Septum Forceps, 18cm

    Craig septum forceps, 18 cm length, for grasping and manipulating tissue during nasal septum procedures in ENT surgery. Eponym: Craig pattern Lengt...

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  • Crafoord Forceps, 18cm
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    Crafoord Forceps, 18cm

    Crafoord forceps with a slender 18cm profile for dissection and clamping in thoracic and general surgical fields. German surgical-steel constructio...

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  • Cottle-Kazanjian Bone Cutting Forceps 19cm
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    Cottle-Kazanjian Bone Cutting Forceps 19cm

    Cottle-Kazanjian bone cutting forceps, 19cm in length. German surgical-steel construction with a double-action joint, used in rhinoplasty and maxil...

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  • Cottle Columella Forceps
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    Cottle Columella Forceps

    Designed for precision in nasal and facial surgeries, Cottle Columella Forceps offer a reliable grip on the columella and surrounding tissues. Idea...

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  • Cordes Forceps Tip Fig. 1 and Fig. 2
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    Cordes Forceps Tip Fig. 1 and Fig. 2

    Cordes forceps tip available in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 patterns. Germany. Surgical-steel construction. Designed to mount on Cordes-pattern endoscopic fo...

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  • COOLEY FORCEPS 2MM TIP 9.5"
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    Cooley Forceps 2mm Tip 9.5"

    The Cooley Forceps (2 mm tip, 9.5) offers a refined instrument designed for surgical environments demanding fine tip control, minimal tissue trauma...

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  • Cooley Catheter Forceps 36 CH, 20cm
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    Cooley Catheter Forceps 36 CH, 20cm

    Cooley catheter forceps sized for 36 CH catheters, 20cm overall length. Atraumatic jaws provide secure occlusion of large-bore catheters and draina...

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  • Cooley Catheter Forceps 32 CH, 20cm
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    Cooley Catheter Forceps 32 CH, 20cm

    Cooley catheter forceps sized for 32 CH catheters, 20cm overall length. Atraumatic jaws secure larger-diameter catheters and tubing during cardiova...

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  • Converse GG Needle Holder - Curved
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    Converse GG Needle Holder - Curved

    The Converse "GG" Needle Holder with a curved design is a surgical instrument used for precise suturing, especially in procedures where access to c...

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  • Collin-Duval Tissue Forceps 20cm
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    Collin-Duval Tissue Forceps 20cm

    Collin-Duval tissue forceps with triangular fenestrated jaws for atraumatic grasping of bowel and soft tissue. Manufactured in Germany with German ...

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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.