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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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  • 7 3/4" Debakey Vascular Tissue Forceps - Angled
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    7 3/4" Debakey Vascular Tissue Forceps - Angled

    The 7 3/4" Debakey Vascular Tissue Forceps with an angled design are precision surgical instruments used for delicate tissue manipulation during va...

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  • 7 3/4" Chitwood DeBakey Forceps, GG 2,4 2.0mm
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    7 3/4" Chitwood DeBakey Forceps, GG 2,4 2.0mm

    7 3/4" Chitwood DeBakey Forceps, GG 2,4 2.0mm are precision surgical instruments commonly used in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. The Chitwood...

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  • 7 1/8" Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, Straight
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    7 1/8" Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, Straight

    These 7 1/8" Spencer Wells artery forceps feature a straight design, perfect for clamping blood vessels during surgical procedures. The straight ja...

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  • 7 1/8" Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, Curved
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    7 1/8" Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, Curved

    These 7 1/8" Spencer Wells artery forceps feature a curved design, perfect for clamping blood vessels during surgical procedures. The curved jaws p...

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  • 7 1/8" McIndoe Bone Cutting Forceps, Narrow Pointed Jaw, Straight
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    7 1/8" McIndoe Bone Cutting Forceps, Narrow Pointed Jaw, Straight

    These 7 1/8" McIndoe bone cutting forceps feature narrow, pointed jaws with a straight design, ideal for precise bone cutting in orthopedic surgeri...

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  • 7 1/4" Lawrence Forceps - Strongly Curled Jaws
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    7 1/4" Lawrence Forceps - Strongly Curled Jaws

    The 7 1/4" Lawrence Forceps are precision surgical instruments designed for secure and controlled tissue handling, particularly in delicate or deep...

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  • 7 1/4" Jacobson Micro Hemo Forceps, Very Delicate Complete Curvature
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    7 1/4" Jacobson Micro Hemo Forceps, Very Delicate Complete Curvature

    These 7 1/4" Jacobson micro hemostatic forceps feature a very delicate complete curvature, ideal for fine, precise work in microsurgery. The comple...

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  • 7 1/4" Jacobson Micro Hemo Forceps, Extremely Thin, Straight Jaws
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    7 1/4" Jacobson Micro Hemo Forceps, Extremely Thin, Straight Jaws

    Specialized forceps designed for delicate hemostasis in microvascular surgeries. The thin, straight jaws provide precise control and minimal tissue...

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  • 7 1/4" Gunnar Hey Roller Forceps - 12mm Diameter
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    7 1/4" Gunnar Hey Roller Forceps - 12mm Diameter

    The 7 1/4" Gunnar Hey Roller Forceps are specialized surgical instruments designed for use in ocular and microsurgical procedures. With a 12mm diam...

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  • 7 1/4" Castroviejo Heavy GG Needle Holder with Lock
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    7 1/4" Castroviejo Heavy GG Needle Holder with Lock

    The 7 1/4" Castroviejo Heavy "GG" Needle Holder with Lock is a precision surgical instrument designed for microsurgical and delicate procedures. Ab...

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  • 7 1/4" Bainbridge Intestinal Forceps, Rectangular
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    7 1/4" Bainbridge Intestinal Forceps, Rectangular

    The 7 1/4" Bainbridge Intestinal Forceps, Rectangular is a surgical forceps designed for clamping and handling intestinal tissues during procedures...

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  • 7 1/4" Adson Hemo Forceps, Straight, 1 1/2 Teeth
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    7 1/4" Adson Hemo Forceps, Straight, 1 1/2 Teeth

    Fine surgical forceps featuring straight jaws with 1 1/2 teeth for a precise and secure grip on vessels or delicate tissues. Ideal for controlled h...

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  • 7 1/4" Adson Hemo Forceps, Fine, Curved, 1 1/2 Teeth
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    7 1/4" Adson Hemo Forceps, Fine, Curved, 1 1/2 Teeth

    Precision surgical forceps designed for controlled clamping of blood vessels or tissues. The fine, curved jaws with 1 1/2 teeth provide a secure ye...

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  • 7 1/4 LighTouch Ring Tip Forceps titanium
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    7 1/4 LighTouch Ring Tip Forceps titanium

    The 7 1/4" LightTouch Ring Tip Forceps - Titanium are precision-crafted instruments designed for meticulous tissue handling in microsurgical proced...

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  • 7 1/2" Townsend Baby Tischler Biopsy Forceps
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    7 1/2" Townsend Baby Tischler Biopsy Forceps

    These 7 1/2" Townsend Baby Tischler forceps feature a precise, narrow bite designed for delicate tissue biopsy procedures. Ideal for gynecological ...

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  • 7 1/2" Screw Holding Forceps 5.28mm dia
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    7 1/2" Screw Holding Forceps 5.28mm dia

    7 1/2" Screw Holding Forceps with 5.28mm diameter tip - designed for firm, accurate handling of surgical screws during orthopedic and trauma proced...

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  • 7 1/2" Schnidt-Boettcher Tonsil Forceps, Straight
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    7 1/2" Schnidt-Boettcher Tonsil Forceps, Straight

    The 7 1/2" Schnidt-Boettcher Tonsil Forceps, Straight is a surgical instrument commonly used in tonsillectomy procedures or other surgeries involvi...

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  • 7 1/2" Schnidt Tonsil Forceps, Closed Rings, 1/2" Curved
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    7 1/2" Schnidt Tonsil Forceps, Closed Rings, 1/2" Curved

    A 7 1/2" Schnidt Tonsil Forceps with Closed Rings and 1/2 Curvature is a surgical forceps designed for tonsillectomies and other throat procedures....

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  • 7 1/2" Plasti-Stal Collier Forceps, Curved
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    7 1/2" Plasti-Stal Collier Forceps, Curved

    These 7 1/2" Plasti-Stal Collier forceps feature a curved design, ideal for clamping tissues or blood vessels during surgical procedures. The curve...

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  • 7 1/2" Olsen-Hegar Needle Holder
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    7 1/2" Olsen-Hegar Needle Holder

    The 7 1/2" Olsen-Hegar Needle Holder is a longer, dual-function surgical instrument designed to efficiently handle suturing by combining needle-hol...

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  • 7 1/2" Olsen-Hegar "GG" Needle Holder
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    7 1/2" Olsen-Hegar "GG" Needle Holder

    A 7 1/2-inch surgical instrument designed for secure needle handling during suturing. The "GG" designation indicates a high-quality, durable constr...

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  • 7 1/2" Nissen Hemo Forceps, Curved, 18.5cm
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    7 1/2" Nissen Hemo Forceps, Curved, 18.5cm

    These 7 1/2" Nissen hemostatic forceps feature a curved design and are 18.5cm in length, ideal for clamping blood vessels or tissues during surgica...

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  • 7 1/2" Negus Tonsil Artery Forceps, Wide
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    7 1/2" Negus Tonsil Artery Forceps, Wide

    The 7 1/2" Negus Tonsil Artery Forceps, Wide is a surgical instrument designed for use during tonsillectomy procedures or other surgeries involving...

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  • 7 1/2" Mixter-Baby Hemostatic Forceps, Delicate
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    7 1/2" Mixter-Baby Hemostatic Forceps, Delicate

    These delicate hemostatic forceps are designed for precise and controlled clamping of blood vessels or tissue during surgery. The 7 1/2-inch length...

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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.