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Forceps

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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  • Babcock Atraumatic Intestinal Forceps 16cm
    $153.59 - $194.03
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    Babcock Atraumatic Intestinal Forceps 16cm

    Babcock atraumatic intestinal forceps, 16cm length, with fenestrated jaws and longitudinally serrated atraumatic surfaces designed to encircle and ...

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  • Babcock 45cm Forceps with Ratchet Flushable
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    $609.84
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    Babcock 45cm Forceps with Ratchet Flushable

    These 45 cm Babcock forceps are designed for gentle, atraumatic tissue handling in deep or minimally invasive procedures. With the ratchet mechanis...

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  • Babcock "GG" Forceps
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    Babcock "GG" Forceps

    Babcock "GG" Forceps are precision surgical instruments designed for atraumatic grasping of delicate tissues. Featuring a ratchet handle and fenest...

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    $166.32
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  • Ayer Chalazion Forceps with Screw 9cm
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    Ayer Chalazion Forceps with Screw 9cm

    Ayer chalazion forceps with a locking screw mechanism to maintain compression on the eyelid lesion during excision. Solid lower plate and fenestrat...

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  • Ayer Chalazion Forceps 9cm
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    Ayer Chalazion Forceps 9cm

    Ayer chalazion forceps with a solid lower plate and fenestrated upper ring used to isolate and stabilize the chalazion during excision of the eyeli...

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  • AUSTIN Micro Suture Tying Forceps, 180mm, 0.8mm Tip
    $323.44 - $323.44
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    AUSTIN Micro Suture Tying Forceps, 180mm, 0.8mm Tip

    AUSTIN micro suture tying forceps, 180mm overall length with a 0.8mm tip. Extended shaft supports deep-field microsurgical and ophthalmic suture ha...

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  • Atraumatic Hemostatic Forceps 25cm
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    Atraumatic Hemostatic Forceps 25cm

    Atraumatic hemostatic forceps with a 25cm working length, designed to occlude vessels and soft tissue with reduced trauma during general and vascul...

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  • Assumpcao F/L Facial Marking Forceps (6 1/4")
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    $241.92
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    Assumpcao F/L Facial Marking Forceps (6 1/4")

    Precision surgical tools called Assumpcao F/L Facial Marking Forceps (6 1/4") are used to mark the skin of the face during cosmetic or reconstructi...

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    $241.92
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  • Asch Septum Straightening Forceps Heavy Pattern
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    $252.00
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    Asch Septum Straightening Forceps Heavy Pattern

    The Asch Septum Straightening Forceps (Heavy Pattern) is a robust surgical instrument used to straighten and stabilize the nasal septum during sept...

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  • Asch Septum Forceps 23cm
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    Asch Septum Forceps 23cm

    Asch septum forceps, 23cm, used to reduce nasal septal fractures and reposition the cartilaginous septum during septoplasty. Long parallel blades g...

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  • Arthrotek Arthroscopic Nordt Knot Tightener Forcep
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    Arthrotek Arthroscopic Nordt Knot Tightener Forcep

    Arthrotek 901477 Arthroscopic Nordt Knot Tightener Forcep About this instrument Arthroscopy hand instruments such as punches, graspers and sc...

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  • Arthrotek Arthroscopic Mini Suture Punch Forcep
    $466.20 - $466.20
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    Arthrotek Arthroscopic Mini Suture Punch Forcep

    The Arthrotek 902070 Arthroscopic Mini Suture Punch Forcep is a genuine, brand-new Arthrotek instrument, part number 902070, built as a smaller-pro...

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  • Arthro-Pro Cord Cutter
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    Arthro-Pro Cord Cutter

    Arthro-Pro Cord Cutter Suture Cutter w/ Slide Action T/C Blade 3-Year Warranty About this instrument Arthroscopy hand instruments su...

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  • Arthro Suture Forcep, 3.5mm 15º Up Tip
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    Arthro Suture Forcep, 3.5mm 15º Up Tip

    Suture Pierce Forcep 3.5mm with 15 degree Up Tip Pointed Suture Grasping Forcep Pointed Tapered Tip - 3.5mm X 15cm 3-Year Warranty A...

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  • Arthro Suture Forcep Straight 3.5mm
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    Arthro Suture Forcep Straight 3.5mm

    Suture Pierce Forcep 3.5mm with Straight Shaft Pointed Suture Grasping Forcep Pointed Tapered Tip - 3.5mm x 15cm 3-Year Warranty Abou...

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  • Arruga Needle Holder, Serrated, Straight, TC, 16cm
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    Arruga Needle Holder, Serrated, Straight, TC, 16cm

    Arruga needle holder, 16cm length, with serrated straight jaws and tungsten carbide (TC) inserts for secure needle grip. German surgical-steel cons...

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  • Arruga Needle Holder, Serrated, Straight, 16cm
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    Arruga Needle Holder, Serrated, Straight, 16cm

    Arruga needle holder, 16cm length, with serrated straight jaws for controlled needle grip. German surgical-steel construction. About this instrumen...

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  • Arruga Capsule Forceps stnd curve
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    $233.86
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    Arruga Capsule Forceps stnd curve

    Arruga Capsule Forceps (Standard Curve) are specialized microsurgical instruments designed for grasping and manipulating the anterior lens capsule ...

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  • Arruga Capsular Forceps 10cm, Pattern 2
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    Arruga Capsular Forceps 10cm, Pattern 2

    Arruga capsular forceps in an alternate pattern, 10cm overall length, used for grasping the lens capsule during intracapsular cataract extraction. ...

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  • Arruga Capsular Forceps 10cm
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    Arruga Capsular Forceps 10cm

    Arruga capsular forceps with a 10cm overall length, designed for grasping and removing the lens capsule during intracapsular cataract procedures. G...

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  • Archer Splinter Forceps Angled 14cm
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    Archer Splinter Forceps Angled 14cm

    Archer splinter forceps with angled tips in 14cm length, intended for splinter and small foreign-body removal. German surgical-steel construction s...

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  • Anis Needle Holder - Straight, Extra Delicate, With Lock
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    Anis Needle Holder - Straight, Extra Delicate, With Lock

    The Anis Needle Holder X-Del straight with lock is a specialized surgical instrument commonly used in ophthalmic surgeries and other delicate proce...

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  • Anis Needle Holder 126mm - Curved, Extra Delicate, Without Lock
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    Anis Needle Holder 126mm - Curved, Extra Delicate, Without Lock

    The Anis Needle Holder X-Del Curved without Lock (126mm) is a specialized surgical instrument designed for precision in delicate procedures, partic...

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  • Anis Needle Holder Extra Delicate Curved Without Lock Titanium
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    Anis Needle Holder Extra Delicate Curved Without Lock Titanium

    Anis needle holder with extra delicate curved jaws and no locking mechanism, fabricated in titanium for reduced weight and non-magnetic handling in...

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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.