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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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  • Simpson Obstetrical Forceps 30cm
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    Simpson Obstetrical Forceps 30cm

    Simpson obstetrical forceps, 30cm overall length. Classic Simpson pattern with elongated fenestrated blades, a parallel shank, and an English-style...

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  • Simpson OB Forceps, 14"
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    Simpson OB Forceps, 14"

    The 14 Simpson obstetrical forceps are specialized tools used in childbirth to securely hold the fetal head and provide controlled pulling during d...

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  • Shutt Linvatec Forceps
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    Shutt Linvatec Forceps

    Model: 12.1001 Diameter: 2.75mm Straight Grasper with Ratchet Condition: Good About this instrument Surgical forceps grasp, hold and manipul...

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  • Serrefine small curved
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    Serrefine small curved

    A Serrefine small curved is a specialized type of surgical clamp or forceps used primarily in ophthalmic and other delicate surgeries. About this i...

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  • Serrefine small straight
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    Serrefine small straight

    Serrefine Small Straight is a type of surgical clamp or forceps used in various surgical procedures, including ocular surgery and general surgery. ...

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  • Sequester Forceps 20cm Straight
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    Sequester Forceps 20cm Straight

    Sequester forceps, 20cm, straight pattern. Used for grasping and removing necrotic bone fragments (sequestra) during orthopedic and general surgica...

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  • Semken-Micro Forceps GG
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    Semken-Micro Forceps GG

    Semken-Micro Forceps, GG are fine, precision surgical forceps designed for delicate tissue handling in microsurgical and ophthalmic procedures. Fea...

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  • SEMKEN FORCEPS SERRATED 6"
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    Semken Forceps Serrated 6"

    Semken forceps are precision surgical instruments designed for delicate tissue handling. Measuring 6 inches in length, they feature finely serrated...

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  • SEMKEN FORCEPS SERRATED 5"
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    Semken Forceps Serrated 5"

    Semken forceps are fine surgical instruments designed for delicate tissue manipulation. The 5-inch length and serrated tips provide a secure grip w...

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  • SEMKEN FORCEPS 1x2 6"
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    Semken Forceps 1x2 6"

    Semken forceps with a 1x2 tooth configuration and 6-inch length are designed for precise and secure tissue handling. The 1x2 teeth provide a firm g...

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  • SEMKEN FORCEPS 1x2 5"
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    Semken Forceps 1x2 5"

    Semken forceps with a 1x2 tooth configuration and 5-inch length are precision instruments designed for secure, controlled tissue manipulation. The ...

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  • Semb Bone Holding Forceps with Ratchet 20cm
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    Semb Bone Holding Forceps with Ratchet 20cm

    Semb bone holding forceps with ratchet lock, 20cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction provides secure grip on bone fragments during ...

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  • Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps, 135mm, Long Ratchet
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    Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps, 135mm, Long Ratchet

    Self-centering bone holding forceps, 135mm overall length with 13mm jaw and long ratchet. Self-centering action aligns the jaws on the bone for bal...

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  • Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps Thread Fixation 28cm
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    Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps Thread Fixation 28cm

    Self-centering bone holding forceps with thread-fixation mechanism, 28cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction. Self-centering jaws al...

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  • Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps Thread Fixation 19cm
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    Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps Thread Fixation 19cm

    Self-centering bone holding forceps with thread-fixation mechanism, 19cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction. Self-centering jaws au...

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  • Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps Small Fragment 15cm
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    Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps Small Fragment 15cm

    Self-centering bone holding forceps with thread-fixation mechanism, 15cm overall length, configured for small bone fragments. German surgical-steel...

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  • Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps 24cm and 26cm
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    Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps 24cm and 26cm

    Self-centering bone holding forceps available in 24cm and 26cm lengths. German surgical-steel construction. Self-centering jaws maintain accurate a...

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  • Seizing Forceps TC 18cm Fig. 3 6mm
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    Seizing Forceps TC 18cm Fig. 3 6mm

    Seizing forceps with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, 18cm working length, Fig. 3 jaw pattern with 6mm grasping width. German surgical-steel construc...

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  • Seizing Forceps TC 18cm Fig. 2 4mm
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    Seizing Forceps TC 18cm Fig. 2 4mm

    Seizing forceps with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, 18cm working length, Fig. 2 jaw pattern with 4mm grasping width. German surgical-steel construc...

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  • Seizing Forceps TC 18cm Fig. 1
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    Seizing Forceps TC 18cm Fig. 1

    Seizing forceps with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, 18cm working length, Fig. 1 jaw pattern for durable grasping and holding. German surgical-steel...

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  • Seizing Forceps 18cm
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    Seizing Forceps 18cm

    Seizing forceps, 18cm working length. Available in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 jaw configurations for grasping and holding tissue or wire. German sur...

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  • Segond Hysterectomy Forceps, Curved, 24cm
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    Segond Hysterectomy Forceps, Curved, 24cm

    Segond hysterectomy forceps with curved jaws, 24cm overall length. Used in gynecologic procedures to clamp uterine pedicles and ligaments during hy...

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  • Schweigger Capsular Forceps 10cm, Pattern 2
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    Schweigger Capsular Forceps 10cm, Pattern 2

    Schweigger capsular forceps in an alternate pattern, 10cm overall length, designed for grasping the lens capsule during cataract procedures. German...

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  • Schweigger Capsular Forceps 10cm
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    Schweigger Capsular Forceps 10cm

    Schweigger capsular forceps with a 10cm overall length, used for grasping the lens capsule during intracapsular cataract extraction. German surgica...

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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.