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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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  • Barraquer Needle Holder 14cm Curved Smooth with Catch
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    Barraquer Needle Holder 14cm Curved Smooth with Catch (Ref. R02928)

    Barraquer needle holder, 140mm (14cm) overall length, with curved smooth jaws and a locking catch (ratchet). Suited to ophthalmic and microsurgical...

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  • Barraquer Needle Holder 11.5cm Curved with Catch
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    Barraquer Needle Holder 11.5cm Curved with Catch

    Barraquer needle holder, 11.5cm overall length, with curved jaws and a locking catch (ratchet). Designed for placing fine sutures in ophthalmic and...

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  • Barraquer Needle Holder 137mm - With Lock
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    Barraquer Needle Holder 137mm - With Lock

    Suitable for various microsurgical applications requiring a locking needle holder. About this instrument Needle holders grip the suture needle firm...

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  • Barraquer Needle Holder - Straight, With Lock
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    Barraquer Needle Holder - Straight, With Lock

    Designed for delicate procedures requiring fine jaws and a straight design with a locking mechanism. About this instrument Needle holders grip the ...

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  • Barraquer Needle Holder 125mm - Curved, Delicate, Without Lock
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    Barraquer Needle Holder 125mm - Curved, Delicate, Without Lock

    a Barraquer Needle Holder that is delicate, curved, 125 mm in length, and without a locking mechanism. About this instrument Needle holders grip th...

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  • Barraquer Micro-Needle Holder, Smooth, Curved, 10cm
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    Barraquer Micro-Needle Holder, Smooth, Curved, 10cm

    Barraquer micro-needle holder, 10cm length, with smooth curved jaws for fine angled suture handling. German surgical-steel construction. About this...

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  • Barraquer Fixation Forceps 10cm
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    Barraquer Fixation Forceps 10cm

    Barraquer fixation forceps, 10cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction designed for delicate tissue stabilization during ophthalmic an...

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  • Barraquer Colibri Iris Forceps 7cm 0.12mm Variant
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    Barraquer Colibri Iris Forceps 7cm 0.12mm Variant

    Barraquer Colibri iris forceps variant measuring 7cm in length with a 0.12mm tip width. Designed for delicate tissue handling in ophthalmic microsu...

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  • Barraquer Colibri Iris Forceps 7cm 0.12mm
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    Barraquer Colibri Iris Forceps 7cm 0.12mm

    Barraquer Colibri iris forceps measuring 7cm in length with a 0.12mm tip width. Designed for delicate tissue handling in ophthalmic microsurgery. G...

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  • Barraquer Cilia Forceps angled w/ plat
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    Barraquer Cilia Forceps angled w/ plat

    Barraquer Cilia Forceps with angled shafts and a tying platform, these specialized instruments are essential for precise eyelash manipulation durin...

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  • Ballentine Hysterectomy Forceps 20cm
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    Ballentine Hysterectomy Forceps 20cm

    Ballentine hysterectomy forceps with a 20cm working length, designed for clamping pedicles during abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy. German surgic...

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  • Ballenger Tonsil Seizing Forceps 21.5cm
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    Ballenger Tonsil Seizing Forceps 21.5cm

    Ballenger tonsil seizing forceps, 21.5cm, with German surgical-steel construction and a ratcheted handle. The triangular fenestrated jaws grip the ...

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  • Bainbridge Hemostatic Forceps, Curved, 15cm
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    Bainbridge Hemostatic Forceps, Curved, 15cm

    The Bainbridge Hemostatic Forceps are curved intestinal/atraumatic clamps with longitudinally serrated jaws for vessel and tissue control during ge...

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  • Bainbridge Artery Forceps, Standard
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    Bainbridge Artery Forceps, Standard

    The Bainbridge Artery Forceps, Standard is a surgical forceps designed for clamping arteries during procedures. These forceps feature a secure, rel...

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  • Baby Jakes Hemo Forceps - Straight Jaws
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    Baby Jakes Hemo Forceps - Straight Jaws

    The Baby Jake's Hemo Forceps with straight jaws are precision surgical instruments designed for hemostasis, vascular clamping, and arterial occlusi...

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  • Baby Barraquer Needle Holder 94mm - Straight, With Lock
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    Baby Barraquer Needle Holder 94mm - Straight, With Lock

    The Baby Barraquer needle holder is a compact microsurgical needle holder with straight jaws and a lock, 94mm long. The lock holds the needle secur...

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  • Baby Barraquer Needle Holder - Curved, With Lock
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    Baby Barraquer Needle Holder - Curved, With Lock

    A Baby Barraquer Needle Holder, curved, with a lock, is an advanced tool primarily used in ophthalmic surgery and other microsurgical procedures th...

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  • Baby Barraquer Needle Holder 94mm - Curved, Without Lock
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    Baby Barraquer Needle Holder 94mm - Curved, Without Lock

    The Baby Barraquer needle holder is a lightweight microsurgical needle holder with curved jaws and no lock, 94mm long. Without a ratchet, the needl...

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  • BABCOCK TISSUE FORCEPS 8"
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    Babcock Tissue Forceps 8"

    Babcock tissue forceps are surgical instruments used to grasp delicate tissues such as intestines, ovaries, and other soft structures without causi...

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  • BABCOCK TISSUE FORCEPS 7-1/4"
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    Babcock Tissue Forceps 7-1/4"

    The Babcock Tissue Forceps 7-1/4" is a smaller-sized version of the Babcock forceps, typically used for more delicate or precise surgeries where th...

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  • BABCOCK TISSUE FORCEPS 6-1/4"
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    Babcock Tissue Forceps 6-1/4"

    The Babcock Tissue Forceps 6-1/4" is an even smaller version of the Babcock forceps, designed for more precise work in tight or delicate areas of t...

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  • Babcock Tissue Forceps
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    Babcock Tissue Forceps

    Babcock tissue forceps designed for atraumatic handling of delicate tissues during surgical procedures. The smooth, rounded jaws securely grasp tis...

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  • Babcock Forceps 14cm (5.5"), 6mm Delicate Jaw
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    Babcock Forceps 14cm (5.5"), 6mm Delicate Jaw

    Babcock forceps, 14cm (5.5 inch) length, with 6mm delicate fenestrated jaws designed to atraumatically encircle and hold bowel, ureter, fallopian t...

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  • Babcock Flushable Forceps, 35cm with Ratchet
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    Babcock Flushable Forceps, 35cm with Ratchet

    These 35 cm Babcock forceps are designed for gentle, atraumatic tissue manipulation in minimally invasive surgeries. Featuring a ratchet locking me...

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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.