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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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  • AED Mauermayer Stone Punch
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    AED Mauermayer Stone Punch

    The AED Mauermayer Stone Punch is a purpose-built urological forceps designed for efficient grasping and fragmentation of bladder and ureteral ston...

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  • AED Mauermayer Crushing Forceps, Thru-Cutting
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    AED Mauermayer Crushing Forceps, Thru-Cutting

    AED 32-4069 Mauermayer Crushing Forceps Thru-Cutting 3-Year Warranty About this instrument Sinus punches remove bone and mucosa in en...

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  • AED Mathieu Handle Laparoscopic Needle Holder, 33cm, Straight Jaw
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    AED Mathieu Handle Laparoscopic Needle Holder, 33cm, Straight Jaw

    AED 6260 Mathieu Handle Laparoscopic Needle Holder Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working length: 33cm With Tungsten Carbide inserted tips Fea...

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  • AED Loose Body Forceps With Slide Lock, S/A
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    AED Loose Body Forceps With Slide Lock, S/A

    The AED 39000034 Arthro Pro II Loose Body Forceps is a precision single-action arthroscopic instrument engineered for reliable loose body removal....

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  • AED Flexible Stent Forcep, 1.8mm x 65cm
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    AED Flexible Stent Forcep, 1.8mm x 65cm

    The AED Flexible Stent Forceps (Model FG25C) are precision-engineered medical instruments designed for the secure grasping and manipulation of sten...

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  • AED Flexible Rat Tooth Forcep, 1.6mm x 220cm, 5FR
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    AED Flexible Rat Tooth Forcep, 1.6mm x 220cm, 5FR

    The AED Flexible Rat Tooth Forceps (Model FG3955) are precision-crafted for secure tissue grasping and manipulation during endoscopic procedures...

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  • AED Flexible Grasping Forcep, 5Fr x 73cm, S/A
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    AED Flexible Grasping Forcep, 5Fr x 73cm, S/A

    AED 27023FE Flexible Grasping Forcep Diameter: 5Fr Working length: 73cm Single Action For Removal of Stone Fragments 1 Year Limited W...

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  • AED Flexible Grasping Forcep, 3Fr x 28cm, D/A
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    AED Flexible Grasping Forcep, 3Fr x 28cm, D/A

    AED 27071TJ Flexible Grasping Forcep Diameter: 3Fr Working length: 28cm Double Action Equivalent to 27071TJ 3-Year Warranty About ...

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  • AED Flexible Grasping Forcep, 3Fr x 100cm, D/A
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    AED Flexible Grasping Forcep, 3Fr x 100cm, D/A

    AED11275FE Flexible Grasping Forcep Diameter: 3FR Working length: 100cm Double Action Equivalent to 11275FE 3-Year Warranty About ...

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  • AED Flexible Grasping Forcep 5Fr x 60cm, D/A
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    AED Flexible Grasping Forcep 5Fr x 60cm, D/A

    AED 27023FG Flexible Grasping Forceps Diameter: 5FR Working length: 60cm Double Action For Removal of Stone Fragments 3-Year Warranty Abou...

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  • AED Flexible Alligator Grasping Forcep, 7Fr x 40cm, D/A
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    AED Flexible Alligator Grasping Forcep, 7Fr x 40cm, D/A

    AED 32-4130 Flexible Alligator Grasping Forcep Diameter: 7Fr Working length: 40cm Double Action For Foreign Body Removal Equivalent to 271...

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  • AED Flexible Alligator Grasping Forcep, 5Fr x 40cm, D/A
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    AED Flexible Alligator Grasping Forcep, 5Fr x 40cm, D/A

    AED 32-4131 Flexible Alligator Grasping Forcep Diameter: 5Fr Working length: 40cm Double Action For Foreign Body Removal 3-Year Warran...

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  • AED Euro Stone Punch Set
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    AED Euro Stone Punch Set

    Stone Punch Forcep with Snap sheath. Includes sheath to remove stone fragments. High-tech design with improved ergonomics. 3-Year Warranty ...

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  • AED Euro Ring Needle Holder, 33cm
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    AED Euro Ring Needle Holder, 33cm

    AED J1594 Euro Ring Needle Holder With Tungsten Carbide Inserts Curved Right Jaw Universal Design Well Balanced Easy To Use Diameter: 5mm...

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  • AED Euro Axial Needle Holder, 33cm, Straight Jaw
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    AED Euro Axial Needle Holder, 33cm, Straight Jaw

    AED M1592 Euro Axial Needle Holder With Tungsten Carbide Inserts Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working length: 33cm 3-Year Warranty ...

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  • AED Eco Fit Needle Holder, 33cm
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    AED Eco Fit Needle Holder, 33cm

    AED B1592 Eco Fit Needle Holder Ergonomic Handle Straight Jaw Diameter: 5mm Working length: 33cm 3-Year Warranty About this instr...

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  • AED Aesculap 'Style' PL407R Needle Holder, 33cm
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    AED Aesculap 'Style' PL407R Needle Holder, 33cm

    AED AES1592 Needle Holder D-Grip Handle Aesculap 'Style' PL407R Straight Jaw T/C Needle Holder Diameter: 5mm Working length: 33cm Excelle...

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  • Adson-Micro Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth, 15 cm
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    Adson-Micro Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth, 15 cm

    Adson-Micro tissue forceps with fine 1x2 teeth for precise tissue handling. 15 cm working length. German surgical-steel construction. About this in...

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  • Adson-Micro Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth, 12 cm
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    Adson-Micro Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth, 12 cm

    Adson-Micro tissue forceps with fine 1x2 teeth for precise grasping of delicate tissue. 12 cm working length. German surgical-steel construction. A...

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  • Adson-Micro Dressing Forceps
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    Adson-Micro Dressing Forceps

    Adson-Micro dressing forceps designed for fine, delicate tissue handling in general and microsurgical procedures. Available in 12 cm and 15 cm work...

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  • Adson Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth, Fenestrated, 12 cm
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    Adson Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth, Fenestrated, 12 cm

    Adson tissue forceps with 1x2 teeth and fenestrated handles for reduced weight and improved grip. 12 cm working length. German surgical-steel const...

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  • Adson Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth with Platform, 12 cm
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    Adson Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth with Platform, 12 cm

    Adson tissue forceps with 1x2 teeth and integrated tying platform for combined tissue handling and suture work. 12 cm working length. German surgic...

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  • ADSON FORCEPS 4 3/4" 2x3
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    Adson Forceps 4 3/4" 2x3

    The Adson Forceps 4 3/4" 2x3 are specialized surgical forceps designed for delicate tissue manipulation and secure grasping during surgical procedu...

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  • ADSON FORCEPS 4 3/4" 1x2
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    Adson Forceps 4 3/4" 1x2

    The Adson Forceps 4 3/4" 1x2 are specialized surgical forceps designed for delicate tissue manipulation and secure grasping during a variety of sur...

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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.