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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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  • Yasargil Micro Forceps - 0.6mm Tips 6.25"
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    Yasargil Micro Forceps - 0.6mm Tips 6.25"

    The Yasargil Micro Forceps - 0.6mm Tips, 6.25 is a surgical instrument used for delicate tissue manipulation in microsurgical and neurosurgical pro...

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  • Yasargil Bayonet Forceps Sharp Tip 8.75"
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    Yasargil Bayonet Forceps Sharp Tip 8.75"

    The Yasargil Bayonet Forceps, Sharp Tip, 8.75" is a surgical instrument designed for precise tissue manipulation in neurosurgical and microsurgical...

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  • Yasargil Bayonet Forceps Sharp Tip 8.25"
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    Yasargil Bayonet Forceps Sharp Tip 8.25"

    The Yasargil Bayonet Forceps, Sharp Tip, 8.25" is a surgical instrument designed for delicate tissue manipulation in neurosurgical and microsurgica...

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  • Yasargil Bayonet Forceps Sharp Tip 7.25"
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    Yasargil Bayonet Forceps Sharp Tip 7.25"

    The Yasargil Bayonet Forceps, Sharp Tip, 7.25" is a precise instrument designed for delicate tissue manipulation in neurosurgical and microsurgical...

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  • Yasargil Bayonet Forceps 0.9mm Tips 9.5"
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    Yasargil Bayonet Forceps 0.9mm Tips 9.5"

    The Yasargil Bayonet Forceps, 0.9mm Tips, 9.5" is a precise surgical instrument designed for delicate tissue manipulation in neurosurgical and micr...

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  • Yasargil Bayonet Forceps 0.9mm Tips 8.7"
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    Yasargil Bayonet Forceps 0.9mm Tips 8.7"

    The Yasargil Bayonet Forceps, 0.9mm Tips, 8.7" is a precise surgical instrument designed for delicate tissue manipulation in neurosurgical and micr...

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  • Yasargil Bayonet Forceps 0.6mm Tips 9.5"
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    Yasargil Bayonet Forceps 0.6mm Tips 9.5"

    The Yasargil Bayonet Forceps, 0.6mm Tips, 9.5" is a surgical instrument designed for precise tissue manipulation in neurosurgical and microsurgical...

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  • Yasargil Bayonet Forceps - Blunt 8.75"
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    Yasargil Bayonet Forceps - Blunt 8.75"

    The Yasargil Bayonet Forceps - Blunt, 8.75 is a surgical instrument used for precise tissue manipulation in neurosurgical and microsurgical procedu...

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  • Yasargil Bayonet Forceps - Blunt 8.25"
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    Yasargil Bayonet Forceps - Blunt 8.25"

    The Yasargil Bayonet Forceps - Blunt, 8.25 is a surgical instrument used for delicate tissue manipulation in neurosurgical and microsurgical proced...

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  • Wullstein-House Cup Forceps - Jaws Curved Left
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    Wullstein-House Cup Forceps - Jaws Curved Left

    The Wullstein-House Cup Forceps (Jaws Curved Left) is a precision surgical instrument designed for otologic procedures. It features cup-shaped jaws...

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  • Wullstein Ear Polypus Forceps 8.5cm
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    Wullstein Ear Polypus Forceps 8.5cm

    Wullstein ear polypus forceps with an 8.5cm length, designed for grasping and removing polyps and small lesions from the external auditory canal. C...

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  • Wullstein Cup Forceps Up Cup Jaws, Very Delicate
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    $421.34
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    Wullstein Cup Forceps Up Cup Jaws, Very Delicate

    The Wullstein Cup Forceps (Up Cup Jaws, Very Delicate) is a specialized surgical instrument used in otologic procedures for delicate tissue handlin...

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  • Wullstein Cup Forceps Cup with Jaws, Very Delicate
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    Wullstein Cup Forceps Cup with Jaws, Very Delicate

    The Wullstein Cup Forceps (Cup with Jaws, Very Delicate) is a specialized surgical instrument designed for use in otologic procedures, particularly...

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  • Wittner Uterine Biopsy Forceps, Straight Jaw, Serrated Shaft 
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    Wittner Uterine Biopsy Forceps, Straight Jaw, Serrated Shaft

    The Wittner Uterine Biopsy Forceps are high-precision surgical tools intended for collecting tissue samples from the uterus or cervix during gyneco...

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  • Wittner Biopsy Forceps Straight 23cm, 4x8mm
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    Wittner Biopsy Forceps Straight 23cm, 4x8mm

    Wittner straight biopsy forceps for cervical tissue sampling. Overall length 23cm with 4 x 8mm jaws. German surgical-steel construction, ratcheted ...

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  • Wittner Biopsy Forceps Curved 23cm, 4x8mm
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    Wittner Biopsy Forceps Curved 23cm, 4x8mm

    Wittner curved biopsy forceps for cervical tissue sampling. Overall length 23cm with 4 x 8mm jaws and a curved working profile for improved access....

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  • Winter Ovum Forceps Straight 28cm Fig. 1-3
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    Winter Ovum Forceps Straight 28cm Fig. 1-3

    Winter ovum forceps, straight pattern, 28cm length. Available in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 jaw sizes for grasping and removing retained placental ...

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  • Winter Ovum Forceps Curved 28cm Fig. 1-3
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    Winter Ovum Forceps Curved 28cm Fig. 1-3

    Winter ovum forceps, curved pattern, 28cm length. Available in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 jaw sizes for grasping and removing retained placental ti...

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  • Williams Intestinal Forceps 16.5cm
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    Williams Intestinal Forceps 16.5cm

    Williams intestinal forceps with atraumatic serrated jaws for secure handling of bowel and soft tissue. 16.5cm working length. German surgical-stee...

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  • Wilde Ear Dress Forceps - Standard Pattern
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    Wilde Ear Dress Forceps - Standard Pattern

    The Wilde Ear Dress Forceps - Standard Pattern is a precision surgical instrument used in ear surgeries for dressing, tissue manipulation, and woun...

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  • Wilde Dressing Forceps Standard, Serrated, 1.5mm x 14mm Tips
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    Wilde Dressing Forceps Standard, Serrated, 1.5mm x 14mm Tips

    The Wilde Dressing Forceps (Standard, Serrated, 1.5mm x 14mm Tips) is a surgical instrument used primarily for dressing applications and wo...

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  • Wilde (Troeltsch) Ear Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, 12 cm
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    Wilde (Troeltsch) Ear Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, 12 cm

    Wilde (Troeltsch) ear forceps with 1x2 teeth jaws, overall length 12 cm. German surgical-steel construction for otologic tissue handling. About thi...

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  • Wilde (Troeltsch) Ear Forceps, 13 cm
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    Wilde (Troeltsch) Ear Forceps, 13 cm

    Wilde (Troeltsch) ear forceps, overall length 13 cm. German surgical-steel construction for otologic packing, dressing, and foreign body removal. A...

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  • Wikstroem Forceps - Angled
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    Wikstroem Forceps - Angled

    The Wikstroem Forceps are finely crafted surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling and dissection in delicate surgical procedures. ...

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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.