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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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  • 6 Tendon Grasping Forceps with needle teeth
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    6 Tendon Grasping Forceps with needle teeth

    6" Tendon Grasping Forceps with Needle Teeth - designed for firm and precise grasping of tendons, featuring fine needle-like teeth for enhanced gri...

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  • 6 Tendon Grasping Forceps 2.5mm wide jaw 22 pin teeth
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    6 Tendon Grasping Forceps 2.5mm wide jaw 22 pin teeth

    6" Tendon Grasping Forceps - precision forceps with a 2.5mm wide jaw and 22 fine pin teeth, designed for secure and atraumatic handling of tendons ...

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  • 6 7/8" Weil Nasal Forceps 5x8mm, Straight, Round
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    6 7/8" Weil Nasal Forceps 5x8mm, Straight, Round

    The 6 7/8" Weil Nasal Forceps (5x8mm, Straight, Round) is a surgical instrument designed for nasal procedures. The 5x8mm round tips allow for preci...

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  • 6 7/8" Noyes Nasal Dressing Forceps 2 Mouse Teeth
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    6 7/8" Noyes Nasal Dressing Forceps 2 Mouse Teeth

    The 6 7/8" Noyes Nasal Dressing Forceps (2 Mouse Teeth) is a specialized surgical instrument used in nasal surgeries and post-operative care. The 2...

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  • 6 3/4" Verbrugge Bone Holding Forceps Short Ratchet
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    6 3/4" Verbrugge Bone Holding Forceps Short Ratchet

    The 6 3/4 Verbrugge Bone Holding Forceps with a short ratchet are a surgical instrument designed for orthopedic procedures, particularly those invo...

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  • 6 3/4" Patella Forceps
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    6 3/4" Patella Forceps

    6 3/4" Patella Forceps - designed for precise handling and stabilization of the patella during knee surgeries, providing secure grip and optimal co...

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  • 6 3/4" Mathieu Needle Holder
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    6 3/4" Mathieu Needle Holder

    The 6¾" Mathieu Needle Holder is a precise surgical instrument designed for secure needle handling during suturing. Its ergonomic design features s...

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  • 6 3/4" Extracting Forceps Upper Roots
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    6 3/4" Extracting Forceps Upper Roots

    The 6 3/4" size provides the leverage and control required to remove tooth roots with the least amount of damage to surrounding tissue. 6 3/4" Extr...

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  • 6 3/4" Doyen Tumor Screw
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    6 3/4" Doyen Tumor Screw

    The 6 3/4" Doyen tumor screw is a surgical instrument designed for use in tumor resection and other procedures requiring secure tissue manipulation...

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  • 6 3/4" Collin Tongue Seizing Forceps
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    6 3/4" Collin Tongue Seizing Forceps

    These 6 3/4" Collin tongue seizing forceps are designed to securely grasp and hold the tongue during surgical procedures or examinations. With a ge...

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  • 6 3/4" Bone Holding Forceps w/ drill guide
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    6 3/4" Bone Holding Forceps w/ drill guide

    6 3/4" Bone Holding Forceps with drill guide - engineered to securely hold bone fragments while providing an integrated drill guide for accurate pl...

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  • 6 1/4" Young Tongue Seizing Forceps
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    6 1/4" Young Tongue Seizing Forceps

    These 6 1/4" Young tongue seizing forceps are designed for grasping and securing the tongue during surgical procedures or examinations. The jaws pr...

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  • 6 1/4" Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, Straight
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    6 1/4" Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, Straight

    These 6 1/4" Spencer Wells artery forceps feature a straight design, ideal for clamping blood vessels during surgical procedures. The straight jaws...

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  • 6 1/4" Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, Curved
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    6 1/4" Spencer Wells Artery Forceps, Curved

    6 1/4" curved Spencer Wells artery forceps, designed for clamping blood vessels during surgery. The curved jaw ensures a secure grip, ideal for pre...

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  • 6 1/4" Rankin-Crile Forceps, Straight, 1 1/2 Teeth
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    6 1/4" Rankin-Crile Forceps, Straight, 1 1/2 Teeth

    These 6 1/4" Rankin-Crile forceps feature straight jaws with 1 1/2 teeth, designed for clamping blood vessels or tissues during surgical procedures...

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  • 6 1/4" Rankin Forceps, Straight
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    6 1/4" Rankin Forceps, Straight

    These 6 1/4" Rankin forceps feature a straight design with serrated jaws, ideal for clamping large vessels and handling dense tissue. Crafted from ...

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  • 6 1/4" Rankin Forceps, curved
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    6 1/4" Rankin Forceps, curved

    These 6 1/4" Rankin Forceps feature a curved design with serrated tips, ideal for clamping large vessels and manipulating tissue during surgical pr...

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  • 6 1/4" Pean-Dixon Artery Forceps, Thin Variant, Straight
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    6 1/4" Pean-Dixon Artery Forceps, Thin Variant, Straight

    These 6 1/4" Pean-Dixon artery forceps feature a straight design with thin jaws, making them ideal for clamping small or delicate blood vessels dur...

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  • 6 1/4" Lockwood Allis Forceps with 4.5 Teeth
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    6 1/4" Lockwood Allis Forceps with 4.5 Teeth

    These 6 1/4" Lockwood Allis forceps feature 4.5 teeth on the jaws, designed for securely grasping and handling tissues during surgical procedures. ...

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  • 6 1/4" Dressing Forceps, TC Standard
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    6 1/4" Dressing Forceps, TC Standard

    These 6 1/4" dressing forceps are equipped with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts for improved grip and durability. Ideal for handling dressings and ti...

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  • 6 1/4" Crile Hemostatic Forceps, Curved
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    6 1/4" Crile Hemostatic Forceps, Curved

    These 6 1/4" curved Crile forceps are designed for clamping blood vessels and controlling bleeding during surgical procedures. The serrated jaws en...

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  • 6 1/2" Vascular Forceps with Serrated Curved Jaws
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    6 1/2" Vascular Forceps with Serrated Curved Jaws

    6 1/2" Vascular Forceps with Serrated Curved Jaws is designed for secure grip and control of blood vessels during surgical procedures. Curved, serr...

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  • 6 1/2" Sweden GG Needle Holder
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    6 1/2" Sweden GG Needle Holder

    The 6 1/2" Sweden GG Needle Holder is a precision surgical instrument designed for delicate procedures, offering an ideal balance of reach and cont...

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  • 6 1/2" Staude-Moore Tenaculum Forceps
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    6 1/2" Staude-Moore Tenaculum Forceps

    The 6 1/2" Staude-Moore tenaculum forceps are specialized surgical instruments used in gynecological procedures for grasping and stabilizing delica...

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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.