Forceps
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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These 5 1/8" Pean artery forceps are designed with straight jaws and a regular type construction, ideal for clamping larger blood vessels during su...
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The 5 1/8" Baby Allis Tissue Forceps with Straight, Delicate 4x5 Teeth is a small, precision forceps designed for securely grasping delicate tissue...
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The 5 1/4" Holder for Mayo Hegar Needle is a surgical instrument designed to securely grip and control Mayo Hegar needles during suturing. Its ergo...
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These 5 1/4" Babcock forceps feature a petite point design with a 6mm atraumatic jaw, ideal for gently grasping delicate tissues without causing da...
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The 5 1/2" Tissue Forceps with 3x4 Teeth is a precision forceps designed for securely grasping thicker tissues. Features interlocking 3x4 teeth for...
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Crafted from premium stainless steel, the 5 1/2" Stieglitz Splinter Forceps are precision surgical tools made for the atraumatic removal of foreign...
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These 5 1/2" Spencer Wells artery forceps feature a straight design, ideal for clamping smaller blood vessels during surgical procedures. The strai...
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These 5 1/2" Spencer Wells artery forceps feature a curved design, perfect for clamping small blood vessels during surgical procedures. The curved ...
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5 1/2" Ralks Splinter Forceps, Straight is a precision instrument designed for the removal of splinters or foreign objects. Straight, fine tips pro...
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These 5 1/2" Pean-Slim artery forceps feature delicately curved jaws, ideal for clamping small blood vessels with precision during surgical procedu...
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These 5 1/2" paper towel clips feature a ball-and-socket mechanism, allowing for secure attachment and easy adjustment during surgical or clinical ...
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These 5 1/2" Mixer-Baby hemostatic forceps are designed for precision in clamping small blood vessels or tissues during delicate surgical procedure...
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The 5.5" Mathieu Needle Holder is a specialized surgical instrument designed for precise needle handling during suturing. Its ergonomic, spring-sty...
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Original price $0.00 - Original price $0.00Original price $0.00$80.64$80.64 - $80.64Current price $80.645 1/2" Lane Tissue Forceps with 2x3 Teeth
5 1/2" Lane Tissue Forceps with 2x3 Teeth is a robust surgical instrument for grasping and holding heavy tissue. Features interlocking 2x3 teeth fo...
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These 5 1/2" Kocher forceps feature a slender curved design, ideal for clamping tissues or blood vessels during surgical procedures. The curved jaw...
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Crafted from premium titanium, these forceps offer a lightweight, non-magnetic alternative with exceptional strength. The straight jaws feature sta...
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Lightweight and corrosion-resistant, these titanium Kelly forceps offer excellent control and durability. The curved jaws provide improved acce...
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These 5 1/2" Kelly forceps feature a curved design with partially serrated jaws, making them ideal for clamping larger blood vessels and manipulati...
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The 5 1/2 Iowa Trumpet Needle Guide (Straight) is a specialized surgical tool frequently utilized in gynecological procedures, especially for deliv...
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Large, curved pattern. Designed for precise hemostasis, these forceps feature finely serrated jaws for secure grip on small vessels, ideal for gene...
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The 5 1/2" Edna Towel Forceps is a surgical forceps designed for securely holding and clamping towels or drapes in place during surgical procedures...
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These 5 1/2" dressing forceps feature a serrated standard pattern, offering a secure and controlled grip for handling tissues and materials during ...
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Original price $0.00 - Original price $0.00Original price $0.00$382.03$382.03 - $382.03Current price $382.035 1/2" Crile Hemostatic Forceps, Straight, Titanium
Crafted from premium titanium for exceptional strength and lightweight handling. The straight jaws provide precise clamping and control, ideal for ...
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Precision-crafted from lightweight titanium, these curved Crile forceps offer superior strength and corrosion resistance. The 5 1/2" length provide...
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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.