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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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  • Castroviejo Fixation Forceps Curved 2x2 Teeth 9cm
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    Castroviejo Fixation Forceps Curved 2x2 Teeth 9cm

    Castroviejo fixation forceps with curved jaws and 2x2 interlocking teeth, 9cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction for secure tissue ...

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  • Castroviejo Capsular Forceps 10cm
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    Castroviejo Capsular Forceps 10cm

    Castroviejo capsular forceps with a 10cm overall length, designed for grasping the anterior lens capsule during cataract surgery. German surgical-s...

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  • Castroviejo Angled Suturing Forceps
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    Castroviejo Angled Suturing Forceps

    Castroviejo angled suturing forceps designed for precise grasping of suture material and delicate tissue during ophthalmic and microsurgical proced...

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  • Castro-Colibri Forceps long
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    Castro-Colibri Forceps long

    The Castro-Colibri Forceps (long) are specialized surgical instruments designed for delicate ophthalmic procedures, such as corneal suturing and ir...

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  • Castro Suture Forceps angled jaw .5mm teeth
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    Castro Suture Forceps angled jaw .5mm teeth

    The Castro Suture Forceps with an angled jaw and 0.5mm teeth are designed for more versatile surgical applications, providing a balance between pre...

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  • Castro Suture Forceps 12mm
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    Castro Suture Forceps 12mm

    The Castroviejo Suture Forceps with 12mm tips and 0.12mm 1x2 teeth are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling during...

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  • Castro Suture Forceps 12 teeth 1.5mm
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    Castro Suture Forceps 12 teeth 1.5mm

    The Castro Suture Forceps with 12 teeth and a 1.5mm size are designed for handling sutures in more robust or slightly thicker tissues compared to t...

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  • Castro Suture Forceps 12 teeth .9mm
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    Castro Suture Forceps 12 teeth .9mm

    The Castroviejo Suture Forceps with 1x2 teeth and 0.9mm tips are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling during ophth...

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  • Castro Suture Forceps plt .12mm teeth
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    Castro Suture Forceps plt .12mm teeth

    The Castroviejo Suture Forceps with 0.12mm 1x2 teeth and a tying platform are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling...

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  • Castro Suture Forceps angled jaw .3mm teeth
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    Castro Suture Forceps angled jaw .3mm teeth

    The Castroviejo Suture Forceps with 0.3mm 1x2 teeth and an angled jaw are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling dur...

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  • Castro Needle Holder 142mm - Curved, Standard, With Lock
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    Castro Needle Holder 142mm - Curved, Standard, With Lock

    A Castro Needle Holder, curved, with a lock, and 142mm in length is a precision surgical instrument designed for delicate suturing in areas that ma...

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  • Castro Needle Holder - Straight, Diamond Finish
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    Castro Needle Holder - Straight, Diamond Finish

    The Castro Needle Holder with a diamond-finished straight jaw is a specialized surgical instrument designed for precise needle handling in microsur...

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  • Caroll Tendon Seizing Instrument, Curved, 11cm
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    Caroll Tendon Seizing Instrument, Curved, 11cm

    The Caroll Tendon Seizing Instrument is a curved, ringed-handle forceps used to grasp and pass tendons through narrow surgical corridors in hand an...

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  • Carmalt Splinter Forceps Angled 10.5cm
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    Carmalt Splinter Forceps Angled 10.5cm

    Carmalt splinter forceps with angled tips in 10.5cm length, intended for removal of splinters and small foreign bodies. German surgical-steel const...

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  • Caplan Nasal Cutting Forceps, 20cm
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    Caplan Nasal Cutting Forceps, 20cm

    Caplan nasal cutting forceps with a 20cm working length. Used during septoplasty for cutting and removing nasal septal cartilage and bone. Germany....

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  • Burke 2.3 x 1.5 mm 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 mm Biopsy Punch
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    Burke 2.3 x 1.5 mm 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 mm Biopsy Punch

    Burke Biopsy Forceps are tailored tools used for acquiring tissue specimens from the cervix or uterine lining in gynecological procedures. Made of ...

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  • Buratto LASIK Flap Forceps Disc-Shaped Serrated Titanium
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    Buratto LASIK Flap Forceps Disc-Shaped Serrated Titanium

    Titanium Buratto LASIK flap forceps with disc-shaped serrated tips for corneal flap manipulation. The titanium build is lightweight and non-magneti...

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  • Buratto LASIK Flap Forceps Disc-Shaped Serrated Tips
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    Buratto LASIK Flap Forceps Disc-Shaped Serrated Tips

    Buratto LASIK flap forceps with disc-shaped serrated tips designed for grasping and repositioning corneal flaps. The contact surface distributes pr...

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  • Bruenings Nasal Cutting Forceps, Fig. 1, 19cm
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    Bruenings Nasal Cutting Forceps, Fig. 1, 19cm

    Bruenings nasal cutting forceps, Fig. 1 jaw pattern, 19 cm length, for resecting nasal tissue and polyps in ENT procedures. Eponym: Bruenings patte...

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  • Bruenings Nasal Cutting Forceps, 19cm
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    Bruenings Nasal Cutting Forceps, 19cm

    Bruenings nasal cutting forceps, 19 cm length, for resecting nasal tissue and polyps in ENT procedures. Available in multiple jaw-figure patterns. ...

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  • Bruenings Forceps Tip Fig. 3 Oval
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    Bruenings Forceps Tip Fig. 3 Oval

    Bruenings forceps tip, Fig. 3, oval pattern. German surgical-steel construction. Designed to attach to Bruenings-style endoscopic forceps handles f...

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  • Bruening Septum Forceps 9x11mm Jaws
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    Bruening Septum Forceps 9x11mm Jaws

    The Bruening Septum Forceps (9x11mm Jaws) is a specialized surgical instrument used in nasal surgeries, particularly for procedures involving the n...

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  • Bruening Septum Forceps 7x9mm Jaws #1
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    Bruening Septum Forceps 7x9mm Jaws #1

    The Bruening Septum Forceps (#1, 7x9mm Jaws) is a surgical instrument used in septoplasty and nasal procedures for precise grasping and manipulatio...

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  • Brown Tissue Forceps, Set of 8, Side Sharp Points (8 Teeth)
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    Brown Tissue Forceps, Set of 8, Side Sharp Points (8 Teeth)

    This set includes eight Brown tissue forceps, each featuring eight fine side-positioned sharp teeth for a secure and precise grip on soft tissue. T...

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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.