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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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  • 11 1/2" Zenker Ligature Forceps with Strong Curve
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    11 1/2" Zenker Ligature Forceps with Strong Curve

    The 11 1/2" Zenker Ligature Forceps with Strong Curve is a specialized forceps designed for deep surgical fields, featuring a pronounced curve for ...

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  • Castro Needle Holder 142mm, 10mm - Curved, Delicate, With Lock
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    Castro Needle Holder 142mm, 10mm - Curved, Delicate, With Lock

    The 10mm Castro Needle Holder with a lock, curved, and a length of 142mm is a specialized surgical instrument that combines precise control and ada...

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  • Castro Needle Holder 142mm, 10mm - Straight, Delicate, With Lock
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    Castro Needle Holder 142mm, 10mm - Straight, Delicate, With Lock

    A Castroviejo-pattern micro needle holder, 142 mm long, with straight, delicate 10 mm jaws and a locking mechanism. Castroviejo needle holders are ...

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  • Castro Needle Holder 10mm - Straight, Delicate, Without Lock
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    Castro Needle Holder 10mm - Straight, Delicate, Without Lock

    A 10mm Castro Needle Holder that's straight, delicate, and without a lock is similar to the one you mentioned earlier but without the locking mecha...

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  • Castro Needle Holder 142mm, 10mm - Curved, Delicate, Without Lock
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    Castro Needle Holder 142mm, 10mm - Curved, Delicate, Without Lock

    The 10mm Castro Needle Holder without a lock, curved, delicate, and with a 142mm length is a specialized surgical tool designed for precision and e...

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  • 10" Straight Schroeder Tenaculum Forceps
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    10" Straight Schroeder Tenaculum Forceps

    These 10" straight Schroeder tenaculum forceps are surgical instruments designed for grasping and stabilizing the cervix or uterine tissue during g...

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  • 10" Jacobson "Heavy" Needle Holder, GG, with lock
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    10" Jacobson "Heavy" Needle Holder, GG, with lock

    The 10" Jacobson "Heavy" Needle Holder, GG, with lock is a large, precision surgical instrument designed for demanding procedures that require a st...

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  • 10" Dress Forceps, Serrated Standard Pattern
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    10" Dress Forceps, Serrated Standard Pattern

    These 10" dress forceps are designed with a serrated standard pattern for a secure and firm grip during tissue handling. The serrations along the j...

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  • 10" Curved Bengolia Artery Forceps with 1x2 Teeth
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    10" Curved Bengolia Artery Forceps with 1x2 Teeth

    The 10" Curved Bengolia Artery Forceps with 1x2 Teeth is a surgical forceps designed for clamping arteries or vessels with precision. Features curv...

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  • 10" Crile-wood Needle Holder, straight "GG"
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    10" Crile-Wood Needle Holder, Straight "GG"

    The 10" Crile-Wood Needle Holder, Straight "GG" is a high-quality surgical instrument designed for secure needle handling in a wide range of surgic...

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  • 10" Allis-Willauer Forceps
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    10" Allis-Willauer Forceps

    These 10-inch Allis-Willauer forceps feature multiple teeth for a firm grasp on tissue, making them ideal for holding or retracting dense or slippe...

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  • 10 3/4" Overholt-Geissendoerfer Dissector with Ligature Forceps
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    10 3/4" Overholt-Geissendoerfer Dissector with Ligature Forceps

    The 10 3/4" Overholt-Geissendoerfer Dissector with Ligature Forceps is a surgical instruments used for precise tissue dissection and vessel ligatio...

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  • 10 3/4" Noto Ovary/Polypus Forceps, 17mm Jaws
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    10 3/4" Noto Ovary/Polypus Forceps, 17mm Jaws

    These 10 3/4" Noto forceps are designed for use in gynecological procedures, especially for handling ovaries or polyps. The 17mm jaws provide a fir...

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  • 10 3/4" Hulka-Kenwick Uterine Forceps
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    10 3/4" Hulka-Kenwick Uterine Forceps

    These 10 3/4" Hulka-Kenwick uterine forceps are specialized surgical instruments used in gynecological procedures, particularly for grasping and ma...

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  • 10 3/4" Harrington Clamp Forceps, Longitudinal
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    10 3/4" Harrington Clamp Forceps, Longitudinal

    These 10 3/4" Harrington clamp forceps feature a longitudinal design, ideal for clamping and controlling blood vessels or tissues during surgical p...

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  • 10 1/4" Verbrugge Bone Holding Forceps
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    10 1/4" Verbrugge Bone Holding Forceps

    The 10 1/4" Verbrugge Bone Holding Forceps are designed for precise bone manipulation during orthopedic surgeries. Featuring a durable construction...

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  • 10 1/4" S-shaped Bozeman Uterine Forceps 
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    10 1/4" S-shaped Bozeman Uterine Forceps

    These 10 1/4" S-shaped Bozeman uterine forceps are designed for use in gynecological procedures, particularly for handling the uterus during surger...

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  • 10 1/4" Maier Polypus Forceps, Straight
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    10 1/4" Maier Polypus Forceps, Straight

    These 10 1/4" Maier polypus forceps feature straight jaws, ideal for grasping and removing polyps during surgical procedures. The straight design a...

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  • 10 1/4" Maier Polypus Forceps, Curved
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    10 1/4" Maier Polypus Forceps, Curved

    These 10 1/4" Maier polypus forceps feature curved jaws, specifically designed for grasping and removing polyps during surgical procedures. The cur...

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  • 10 1/4" Lambotte Bone Holding Forceps
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    10 1/4" Lambotte Bone Holding Forceps

    The 10 1/4" Lambotte Bone Holding Forceps are designed for precise and secure bone manipulation in orthopedic surgeries. Their long length allows f...

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  • 10 1/4" Bozeman Needle Holder, TC, curved shanks and straight jaw
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    10 1/4" Bozeman Needle Holder, TC, curved shanks and straight jaw

    10¼-inch Bozeman needle holder with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, curved shanks, and straight jaws, designed for precise needle control in gynecol...

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  • 10 1/2" Liston Stille Bone Cut Forceps - Straight
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    10 1/2" Liston Stille Bone Cut Forceps - Straight

    The 10 1/2" Liston-Stille Bone Cut Forceps are precision surgical instruments designed for the cutting and manipulation of bone during orthopedic a...

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  • 10 1/2" Wangensteen Needle Holder
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    10 1/2" Wangensteen Needle Holder

    The 10 1/2" Wangensteen Needle Holder is a long surgical instrument designed for precise needle handling in a variety of surgical procedures. The "...

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  • 10 1/2" Mixter Forceps with Complete Curve and Longitudinal Serrations
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    10 1/2" Mixter Forceps with Complete Curve and Longitudinal Serrations

    These 10 1/2" Mixter forceps feature a fully curved jaw and longitudinal serrations, designed for deep tissue dissection and vessel isolation. The ...

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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.