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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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  • Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Right, 24 cm, Adult
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    Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Right, 24 cm, Adult

    Rowe disimpaction forceps, right-side, 24 cm overall length, scaled for adult anatomy. Engaged intraorally with the left-side instrument for bilate...

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  • Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Right, 23.5 cm, Pediatric
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    Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Right, 23.5 cm, Pediatric

    Rowe disimpaction forceps, right-side, 23.5 cm overall length, scaled for pediatric anatomy. Pair with the left-side instrument for bilateral disim...

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  • Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Right, 22.5 cm, Infant
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    Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Right, 22.5 cm, Infant

    Rowe disimpaction forceps, right-side, 22.5 cm overall length, sized for infant anatomy. Used with the left-side instrument for bilateral disimpact...

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  • Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Left, 24 cm, Adult
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    Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Left, 24 cm, Adult

    Rowe disimpaction forceps, left-side, 24 cm overall length, scaled for adult anatomy. Engaged intraorally to disimpact and reduce midface and Le Fo...

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  • Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Left, 23.5 cm, Pediatric
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    Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Left, 23.5 cm, Pediatric

    Rowe disimpaction forceps, left-side, 23.5 cm overall length, sized for pediatric patients. Used to disimpact and reduce midface and Le Fort fractu...

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  • Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Left, 22.5 cm, Infant
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    Rowe Disimpaction Forceps, Left, 22.5 cm, Infant

    Rowe disimpaction forceps, left-side, 22.5 cm overall length, scaled for infant anatomy. Designed for disimpaction and reduction of midface and Le ...

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  • Rogge Sterilizing Forceps 23cm
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    Rogge Sterilizing Forceps 23cm

    Rogge sterilizing forceps with German surgical-steel construction. 23cm length, designed for handling and transferring sterile instruments within o...

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  • Rogers Hysterectomy Forceps, Slightly Curved, 21.5cm
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    Rogers Hysterectomy Forceps, Slightly Curved, 21.5cm

    Rogers hysterectomy forceps with slightly curved jaws, 21.5cm overall length. Used to clamp uterine pedicles and ligaments during hysterectomy. Ger...

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  • Rogers Hysterectomy Forceps, 25cm
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    Rogers Hysterectomy Forceps, 25cm

    Rogers hysterectomy forceps, 25cm overall length. Used to clamp uterine pedicles and the broad ligament during abdominal hysterectomy. German surgi...

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  • Rogers Hysterectomy Forceps, 22cm
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    Rogers Hysterectomy Forceps, 22cm

    Rogers hysterectomy forceps, 22cm overall length. Used to clamp uterine pedicles and the broad ligament during hysterectomy procedures. German surg...

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  • Roeder Towel Forceps 13 cm
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    Roeder Towel Forceps 13 cm

    Roeder towel forceps measure 13 cm and feature ratcheted ring handles for secure drape and towel fixation. German surgical-steel construction suppo...

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  • Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps Straight
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    Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps Straight

    Rochester-Pean hemostatic forceps with straight jaws, offered in lengths from 14cm to 30cm. Designed for clamping vessels and tissue during general...

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  • Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps Curved 22-24cm
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    Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps Curved 22-24cm

    Rochester-Pean hemostatic forceps with curved jaws, available in 22cm and 24cm lengths. Used for clamping vessels and tissue during general surgica...

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  • Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps Curved 13cm
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    Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps Curved 13cm

    Rochester-Pean hemostatic forceps with curved jaws and a 13cm overall length. Used for clamping vessels and tissue during general surgical procedur...

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  • Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps Curved
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    Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps Curved

    Rochester-Pean hemostatic forceps with curved jaws, offered in lengths from 14cm to 20cm. Designed for clamping vessels and tissue during general s...

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  • Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps (Curved, 40.5cm)
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    Rochester-Pean Hemostatic Forceps (Curved, 40.5cm)

    Curved Roch-Pean hemoforceps, 40.5cm in length, designed for precise clamping of large blood vessels or tissues during surgeries. The extended leng...

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  • Rochester-Ochsner Forceps (Straight, 1.25-inch Teeth)
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    Rochester-Ochsner Forceps (Straight, 1.25-inch Teeth)

    Rochester-Ochsner forceps with straight jaws and 1.25-inch interlocking teeth, designed for secure clamping and tissue manipulation during surgical...

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  • Rochester-Ochsner / Kocher Hemostatic Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, Straight
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    Rochester-Ochsner / Kocher Hemostatic Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, Straight

    Rochester-Ochsner/Kocher hemostatic forceps with 1x2 interlocking teeth at the tip and straight, serrated jaws for secure grasping of dense tissue ...

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  • Rochester-Ochsner / Kocher Hemostatic Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, Curved
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    Rochester-Ochsner / Kocher Hemostatic Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, Curved

    Rochester-Ochsner/Kocher hemostatic forceps with 1x2 interlocking teeth and curved, serrated jaws for secure grasping of tough or slippery tissue. ...

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  • Rochester Pean Forceps, 7-1/4" Curved
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    Rochester Pean Forceps, 7-1/4" Curved

    The 7-1/4" Rochester Pean Forceps with curved jaws are surgical instruments designed for clamping tissues, vessels, and other structures. The curve...

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  • Rochester Pean Forceps, 10" Curved
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    Rochester Pean Forceps, 10" Curved

    The 10" Rochester Pean Forceps with curved jaws are robust, high-quality surgical instruments designed for clamping large tissues, vessels, or othe...

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  • Richter-Heath Clip Forceps 14 cm
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    Richter-Heath Clip Forceps 14 cm

    Richter-Heath clip forceps, 14 cm length. Designed for wound clip handling during surgical procedures. German surgical-steel construction. About th...

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  • Resano Valve Grasping Forceps
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    Resano Valve Grasping Forceps

    The Resano Valve Grasping Forceps are precision surgical instruments specifically designed for the delicate handling and positioning of cardiac val...

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  • Resano Forceps 
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    Resano Forceps

    Resano Forceps are specialized surgical instruments designed for delicate yet secure tissue manipulation, commonly used in ophthalmic, plastic, and...

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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.