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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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  • Tissue Forceps, 3x4 Teeth, 6"
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    Tissue Forceps, 3x4 Teeth, 6"

    6" tissue forceps with 3x4 teeth, providing a firm, controlled grip for handling tissue with minimal damage. Ideal for delicate surgical procedures...

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  • Tissue Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, 8"
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    Tissue Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, 8"

    8" tissue forceps with 1x2 teeth, providing a secure and controlled grip for handling tissue in moderate surgical procedures. Ideal for precise man...

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  • Tissue Forceps, 1 x 2 Teeth, 5 1/2"
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    Tissue Forceps, 1 x 2 Teeth, 5 1/2"

    5 1/2" tissue forceps with 1x2 teeth, providing a firm and controlled grip for delicate tissue handling. Ideal for smaller or intricate surgical pr...

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  • Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth Fine 11cm
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    Tissue Forceps 1x2 Teeth Fine 11cm

    Fine tissue forceps with 1x2 teeth and an 11cm working length for precise tissue grasping during general surgical procedures. German surgical-steel...

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  • Tilley Ear Forceps 14cm
    $82.13 - $82.13
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    Tilley Ear Forceps 14cm

    Tilley ear forceps with a 14cm working length, intended for packing, dressing, and foreign-body retrieval within the external auditory canal. Slend...

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  • Thrubite Blakesley size 00 straight 2.5mm
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    $614.88
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    Thrubite Blakesley size 00 straight 2.5mm

    The Thrubite Blakesley Forceps (Size 00, Straight, 2.5mm) are high-precision, single-action cutting forceps designed for use in delicate endoscopic...

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  • Thrubite Blakesley Forceps Size 1 Straight 4.0mm
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    Thrubite Blakesley Forceps Size 1 Straight 4.0mm

    The Thrubite Blakesley Forceps (Size 1, Straight, 4.0mm) is a surgical instrument designed for precise tissue handling and removal during ENT proce...

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  • Thrubite Blakesley 3.5mm straight size 0
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    Thrubite Blakesley 3.5mm straight size 0

    The Thrubite Blakesley Forceps (Straight, Size 0, 3.5mm) are precision-crafted surgical instruments designed for endoscopic sinus and nasal procedu...

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  • Thorpe Corneal Forceps 23 teeth 0.12
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    Thorpe Corneal Forceps 23 teeth 0.12

    The Thorpe Corneal Forceps are specialized surgical instruments used in ophthalmic surgery, particularly for corneal tissue manipulation. About thi...

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  • Thoms-Gaylor Biopsy Forceps 24cm
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    Thoms-Gaylor Biopsy Forceps 24cm

    Thoms-Gaylor biopsy forceps with punch-style cup jaws and 24cm working length. Used for cervical and endometrial biopsy, the cutting cups excise a ...

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  • Terson Capsular Forceps 9cm
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    Terson Capsular Forceps 9cm

    Terson capsular forceps, 9cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction designed for lens capsule manipulation during cataract and ophthalm...

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  • Tennant Tying Forceps Straight, Extra Delicate, 6mm Platform, Titanium
    $630.22 - $630.22
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    Tennant Tying Forceps Straight, Extra Delicate, 6mm Platform, Titanium

    Titanium Tennant tying forceps with a straight, extra delicate 6mm platform for handling fine sutures in ophthalmic procedures. The titanium body p...

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  • Tennant Tying Forceps Straight, Extra Delicate, 6mm Platform
    $385.14 - $385.14
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    Tennant Tying Forceps Straight, Extra Delicate, 6mm Platform

    Tennant tying forceps with a straight, extra delicate 6mm platform for handling fine sutures during ophthalmic procedures. German surgical-steel co...

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  • Tennant Tying Forceps Curved, Extra Delicate, 6mm Platform, Titanium
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    Tennant Tying Forceps Curved, Extra Delicate, 6mm Platform, Titanium

    Titanium Tennant tying forceps with a curved, extra delicate 6mm platform for handling fine sutures in ophthalmic procedures. The titanium body pro...

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  • Tennant Tying Forceps Curved, Extra Delicate, 6mm Platform
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    Tennant Tying Forceps Curved, Extra Delicate, 6mm Platform

    Tennant tying forceps with a curved, extra delicate 6mm platform for handling fine sutures during ophthalmic procedures. German surgical-steel cons...

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  • Tennant Tying Forceps curved
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    Tennant Tying Forceps curved

    Tennant Tying Forceps, curved, are specialized surgical instruments used primarily for tying sutures during various surgical procedures. These forc...

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  • Tennant Tying Forceps straight
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    Tennant Tying Forceps straight

    Tennant Tying Forceps (Straight) are surgical instruments designed specifically for tying sutures during surgical procedures. They are commonly use...

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  • Tendon Seizing Forceps Straight 15cm
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    Tendon Seizing Forceps Straight 15cm

    Straight tendon seizing forceps, 15cm overall length. Designed to grasp and hold tendons during repair, transfer, and reconstruction procedures. Ge...

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  • Tendon Seizing Forceps Curved 15cm
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    Tendon Seizing Forceps Curved 15cm

    Curved tendon seizing forceps, 15cm overall length. Curved jaws aid grasping and retraction of tendons during repair and transfer procedures. Germa...

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  • Tenaculum Forceps - 45 cm, Retractable, Flushable
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    Tenaculum Forceps - 45 cm, Retractable, Flushable

    These 45 cm tenaculum forceps are built for deep access and precise traction during laparoscopic or minimally invasive procedures. Designed with a ...

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  • Teale Vulsellum Forceps, 23cm
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    Teale Vulsellum Forceps, 23cm

    Teale vulsellum forceps, 23cm overall length, with sharp interlocking prongs for firm cervical grasping during gynecological and obstetric procedur...

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  • T-C MICROVASCULAR NEEDLE HOLDER 7"
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    TC Microvascular Needle Holder 7"

    The T-C Microvascular Needle Holder, 7" is a finely tuned surgical instrument designed for microsurgery, ideal for handling small needles and perfo...

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  • Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder 8" - Tungsten Carbide
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    Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder 8" - Tungsten Carbide

    The Tungsten Carbide (T-C) Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder, 8" is a mid-length surgical instrument designed for precision suturing, offering a good balanc...

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  • Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder 7" - Tungsten Carbide
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    Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder 7" - Tungsten Carbide

    The Tungsten Carbide (T-C) Mayo-Hegar Needle Holder, 7" is a widely used, standard-length surgical instrument designed for precision suturing in a ...

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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.