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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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  • Anis Needle Holder 126mm - Curved, Extra Delicate, With Lock
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    Anis Needle Holder 126mm - Curved, Extra Delicate, With Lock

    The Anis Needle Holder x-del curved w/ lock 126mm offers a reliable and affordable option for general microsurgical tasks. About this instrument Ne...

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  • Allison Tissue Forceps with Teeth
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    Allison Tissue Forceps with Teeth

    The Allison Tissue Forceps with Teeth are precision surgical instruments designed for the atraumatic handling of delicate tissues during surgical p...

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  • Allis Tissue Forceps Teeth
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    Allis Tissue Forceps Teeth

    Allis atraumatic tissue forceps are specially designed with fine, rounded teeth or smooth jaws to gently grasp and hold delicate tissue without cau...

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  • ALLIS TISSUE FORCEPS 5x6 TEETH 6"
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    Allis Tissue Forceps 5x6 Teeth 6"

    The Allis Tissue Forceps 5x6 Teeth 6" is a smaller version of the Allis forceps, designed for more precise or confined surgeries where a firm grip ...

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  • ALLIS TISSUE FORCEPS 4x5 TEETH 6"
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    Allis Tissue Forceps 4x5 Teeth 6"

    The Allis Tissue Forceps 4x5 Teeth 6" is another variation of the Allis forceps, designed for more delicate tissue handling in a smaller, more prec...

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  • Allis Tissue Forceps
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    Allis Tissue Forceps

    Allis tissue forceps designed for securely grasping and holding tissue during surgical procedures. Featuring interlocking, serrated jaws, they prov...

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  • Allis Grasp Forceps - 35 cm with Ratchet, Insulated Shaft, Rota-Loc-Clear Attachment
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    Allis Grasp Forceps - 35 cm with Ratchet, Insulated Shaft, Rota-Loc-Clear Attachment

    The 35 cm Allis Grasp Forceps with Ratchet, Insulated Shaft, and Rota-Loc-Clear Attachment are designed for secure tissue handling with enhanced el...

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  • Allis Forceps - 35 cm with Ratchet, Clear Flushable, Atraumatic Insulated Shaft
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    Allis Forceps - 35 cm with Ratchet, Clear Flushable, Atraumatic Insulated Shaft

    The 35 cm Allis Forceps with Ratchet, Clear Flushable, Atraumatic Insulated Shaft are perfect for gentle, controlled tissue handling in minimally i...

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  • Allis Forceps - 33 cm with Rota-Loc-Clear Atraumatic Short Jaw and Ratchet
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    Allis Forceps - 33 cm with Rota-Loc-Clear Atraumatic Short Jaw and Ratchet

    These 33 cm Allis forceps are specifically designed for gentle yet secure tissue manipulation in laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgeries. Fea...

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  • Allis Atraumatic Intestinal Grasping Forceps 22cm
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    Allis Atraumatic Intestinal Grasping Forceps 22cm

    Allis atraumatic intestinal grasping forceps, 22cm length, with longitudinally serrated atraumatic jaws designed to grasp and retract bowel, perito...

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  • Alligator Ear Forceps Jaws Curved Right, 6mm
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    Alligator Ear Forceps Jaws Curved Right, 6mm

    The Alligator Ear Forceps (Jaws Curved Right, 6mm) is a surgical instrument used in otologic procedures for precise grasping and removal of small t...

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  • Alligator Ear Forceps Jaws Curved Left, 6mm
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    Alligator Ear Forceps Jaws Curved Left, 6mm

    The Alligator Ear Forceps (Jaws Curved Left, 6mm) is a surgical instrument used in otologic procedures for precise grasping and removal of small ti...

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  • Alexander Biopsy Forceps 20cm
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    Alexander Biopsy Forceps 20cm

    Alexander biopsy forceps for soft-tissue sampling, 20cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction with ratcheted handles for a controlled ...

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  • AED Titanium Pistol Handle Needle Holder, 45cm
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    AED Titanium Pistol Handle Needle Holder, 45cm

    AED STZ1592-45 Titanium Pistol Handle Needle Holder With Tungsten Carbide Inserts Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working length: 45cm 3-Ye...

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  • AED Titanium Pistol Handle Needle Holder, 33cm
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    AED Titanium Pistol Handle Needle Holder, 33cm

    AED STZ1592 Titanium Pistol Handle Needle Holder With Tungsten Carbide Inserts Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working length: 33cm 3-Yea...

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  • AED Titanium Axial Handle Needle Holder, 5mm x 33cm
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    AED Titanium Axial Handle Needle Holder, 5mm x 33cm

    AED STA1592 Titanium Axial Handle Needle Holder With Tungsten Carbide Inserts Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working length: 33cm 3-Year...

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  • AED Telescopic Bougies Set w/ Flex and Solid Guide Rod
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    AED Telescopic Bougies Set w/ Flex and Solid Guide Rod

    AED 500200 Telescopic Bougies Set w/ Flex and Solid Guide Rod 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 FR 3-Year Warranty About this instrument Ur...

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  • AED Surgeon's Choice Needle Holder, 45cm
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    AED Surgeon's Choice Needle Holder, 45cm

    AED ETH1592-45 Surgeon's Choice Needle Holder Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working length: 45cm Unique Handle Design Allows For Complete Cont...

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  • AED Surgeon's Choice Needle Holder, 33cm
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    AED Surgeon's Choice Needle Holder, 33cm

    AED ETH1592 Surgeon's Choice Needle Holder Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working length: 33cm Unique Handle Design Allows For Complete Control...

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  • AED Stone Crushing Forceps, S/A
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    AED Stone Crushing Forceps, S/A

    AED 32-4574 Optical Stone Crushing Forceps Single Action Use with 32-4090 25FR Cysto Sheath and 26FR CFR Sheath Equivalent to 27074B To Be ...

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  • AED Romeo Needle Holder, 5mm x 33cm
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    AED Romeo Needle Holder, 5mm x 33cm

    The AED ETH1592-RN Romeo Needle Holder (5mm × 33cm) is a premium laparoscopic instrument engineered for surgeons who demand accuracy and control du...

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  • AED Precise Modular Needle Holder, 45cm
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    AED Precise Modular Needle Holder, 45cm

    AED W1592-45 Precise Modular Needle Holder Composite Modular Axial Handle With Tungsten Carbide Inserts Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working...

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  • AED Precise Modular Needle Holder, 33cm
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    AED Precise Modular Needle Holder, 33cm

    AED W1592 Precise Modular Needle Holder Composite Modular Axial Handle With Tungsten Carbide Inserts Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working le...

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  • AED Micro Axial Needle Holder, 3mm x 30cm
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    AED Micro Axial Needle Holder, 3mm x 30cm

    AED SZM1592 Micro Axial Needle Holder AED SZM1593 Micro Axial Needle Holder AED SZM1594 Micro Axial Needle Holder With Tungsten Carbide Inse...

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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.