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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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  • Utrata Cap Forceps round Handle very delicate tips titanium
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    Utrata Cap Forceps round Handle very delicate tips titanium

    The "Utrata Cap Forceps round handle very delicate tips titanium" refers to a specialized ophthalmic surgical instrument used primarily in delicate...

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  • Upper Root Extracting Forceps
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    Upper Root Extracting Forceps

    Dental tools called upper root extracting forceps are used to remove tooth roots from the upper jaw. In order to provide easier access and a firm g...

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  • Ultra-Light DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps 30cm, 1.5mm
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    Ultra-Light DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps 30cm, 1.5mm

    Ultra-light DeBakey-pattern atraumatic forceps, 30cm in length with a 1.5mm tip suited to vascular and deep-field tissue handling. German surgical-...

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  • Ultra-Light Atraumatic Forceps 24cm, 1.5mm
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    Ultra-Light Atraumatic Forceps 24cm, 1.5mm

    Ultra-light atraumatic forceps measuring 24cm with a 1.5mm tip for deeper-field tissue handling with reduced hand fatigue. German surgical-steel co...

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  • Ultra-Light Atraumatic Forceps 15cm, 1.2mm
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    Ultra-Light Atraumatic Forceps 15cm, 1.2mm

    Ultra-light atraumatic forceps designed for reduced hand fatigue during fine tissue handling, with a 1.2mm tip at 15cm and a 1.5mm tip option at 20...

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  • Ulrich Self-Retaining Forceps
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    Ulrich Self-Retaining Forceps

    The Ulrich Self-Retaining Forceps are designed to provide hands-free tissue retraction during surgical procedures. Featuring a self-retaining mecha...

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  • Tyding Tonsil Seizing Forceps 3x3 Teeth 21cm
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    Tyding Tonsil Seizing Forceps 3x3 Teeth 21cm

    Tyding tonsil seizing forceps with 3x3 interlocking teeth for a firmer hold on fibrotic or recurrent tonsil tissue. Ring handles with ratchet lock ...

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  • Tyding Tonsil Seizing Forceps 2x2 Teeth 21cm
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    Tyding Tonsil Seizing Forceps 2x2 Teeth 21cm

    Tyding tonsil seizing forceps designed for tonsillectomy and pharyngeal procedures. The 2x2 interlocking teeth provide a secure grip on tonsil tiss...

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  • Tuttle Tissue Forceps, Size 7
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    Tuttle Tissue Forceps, Size 7

    The Tuttle tissue forceps, Size 7, are precision surgical instruments designed for grasping, holding, and manipulating delicate tissue during surgi...

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  • Tuffier Hemostatic Forceps 13cm
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    Tuffier Hemostatic Forceps 13cm

    Tuffier hemostatic forceps with a 13cm working length for clamping small vessels and securing tissue during general surgical procedures. German sur...

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  • Troutman-Barraquer Needle Holder - Curved, With Lock
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    Troutman-Barraquer Needle Holder - Curved, With Lock

    a Troutman-Barraquer Needle Holder with a curved design and locking mechanism. About this instrument Needle holders grip the suture needle firmly s...

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  • Troutman Superior Rectus Forceps
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    Troutman Superior Rectus Forceps

    Troutman Superior Rectus Forceps are specialized surgical instruments used primarily in ocular surgeries, particularly for muscle surgeries involvi...

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  • Troutman Mini Blade Breaker - Straight
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    Troutman Mini Blade Breaker - Straight

    A specialized straight instrument designed for the secure handling and breaking of mini blades during microsurgical procedures. The holder ensures ...

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  • Troutman Colibri Iris Forceps 7cm 0.12mm
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    Troutman Colibri Iris Forceps 7cm 0.12mm

    Troutman Colibri iris forceps measuring 7cm in length with a 0.12mm tip width. Designed for delicate tissue handling in ophthalmic microsurgery. Ge...

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  • Troeltsch Nasal Forceps 15cm
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    Troeltsch Nasal Forceps 15cm

    Troeltsch nasal dressing forceps with 15cm bayonet-style shafts. Used for placing and removing nasal packing and applying dressings without obstruc...

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  • Tohoku Towel Forceps
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    Tohoku Towel Forceps

    Tohoku towel forceps secure surgical drapes and towels to the operative field. Available in 10 cm and 13 cm working lengths with ratcheted ring han...

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  • Toennis Hemostatic Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, Straight
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    Toennis Hemostatic Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, Straight

    Toennis hemostatic forceps with 1x2 toothed straight jaws for secure grasping and hemostasis on tougher tissues. Available in 21cm and 26cm to matc...

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  • Titanium Needle Holder Straight Without Catch
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    Titanium Needle Holder Straight Without Catch

    Titanium needle holder with straight jaws and no ratchet catch, for continuous fine suturing. Lightweight titanium body reduces hand fatigue during...

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  • Titanium Needle Holder Straight With Catch
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    Titanium Needle Holder Straight With Catch

    Titanium needle holder with straight jaws and a ratchet catch for secure needle hold during interrupted suturing. Lightweight titanium body reduces...

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  • Titanium Needle Holder Curved Without Catch
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    Titanium Needle Holder Curved Without Catch

    Titanium needle holder with curved jaws and no ratchet catch, for continuous fine suturing in angled fields. Lightweight titanium body reduces hand...

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  • Titanium Needle Holder Curved With Catch
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    Titanium Needle Holder Curved With Catch

    Titanium needle holder with curved jaws and a ratchet catch for secure needle hold during interrupted suturing in angled fields. Lightweight titani...

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  • Titanium Microsurgery Forceps Straight 12cm
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    Titanium Microsurgery Forceps Straight 12cm

    Titanium straight microsurgery forceps measuring 12cm with a 0.3mm tip. The titanium body is lightweight, non-magnetic and corrosion-resistant, sup...

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  • Titanium Microsurgery Forceps Straight 0.7mm Tip
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    Titanium Microsurgery Forceps Straight 0.7mm Tip

    Titanium straight microsurgery forceps with a 0.7mm tip, offered in 12cm, 15cm, 18cm, 21cm and 23cm lengths. The titanium body is lightweight, non-...

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  • Titanium Micro Needle Holder - Smooth Jaws, Without Lock
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    Titanium Micro Needle Holder - Smooth Jaws, Without Lock

    The Titanium Micro Needle Holder with smooth jaws and no locking mechanism is a premium microsurgical instrument designed for the most delicate sut...

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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.