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Forceps

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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  • Pean Hemostatic Forceps, Fine, Curved, 14 cm
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    Pean Hemostatic Forceps, Fine, Curved, 14 cm

    Pean fine hemostatic forceps with curved, fully serrated jaws and a ratcheted box-lock joint for secure vessel and tissue clamping. German surgical...

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  • Paufique Tying Forceps Anatomical 8.5cm
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    Paufique Tying Forceps Anatomical 8.5cm

    Paufique anatomical tying forceps with smooth jaws designed for tying fine sutures during ophthalmic procedures. 8.5cm overall length. German surgi...

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  • Paufique Tying Forceps 1x2 Teeth 8.5cm
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    Paufique Tying Forceps 1x2 Teeth 8.5cm

    Paufique tying forceps with 1x2 teeth for secure grasping of sutures and tissue during ophthalmic procedures. 8.5cm overall length. German surgical...

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  • Paufique Suture Forceps teeth w/ plat
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    Paufique Suture Forceps teeth w/ plat

    Paufique Suture Forceps with teeth and a flat tip are another specialized type of surgical instrument used primarily in suturing during surgical pr...

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  • Overholt-Mixter Hemostatic Forceps (21.5cm)
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    Overholt-Mixter Hemostatic Forceps (21.5cm)

    Overholt-Mixter hemostatic forceps, 21.5 cm working length, featuring right-angle curved jaws with longitudinal serrations and a ratcheted box-lock...

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  • Overholt Forceps Fine 21.5cm Fig. 0
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    Overholt Forceps Fine 21.5cm Fig. 0

    Overholt forceps in the fine pattern, Figure 0, with a 21.5cm working length, used for delicate dissection and vessel control in deep general surgi...

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  • Overholt Dissecting Forceps Fine Pattern Fig. 6 (22.5cm)
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    Overholt Dissecting Forceps Fine Pattern Fig. 6 (22.5cm)

    Overholt dissecting forceps in fine pattern, Figure 6, 22.5 cm working length. The narrow curved jaws are designed for atraumatic dissection of ves...

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  • Overholt Dissecting Forceps Fine Pattern Fig. 1-3 (21-22.5cm)
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    Overholt Dissecting Forceps Fine Pattern Fig. 1-3 (21-22.5cm)

    Overholt dissecting forceps in fine pattern, available in Figures 1, 2 and 3 with working lengths from 21 to 22.5 cm. The slim, gently curved jaws ...

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  • Overholt Dissecting Forceps Fine Pattern Fig. 1 & 6 (27-30cm)
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    Overholt Dissecting Forceps Fine Pattern Fig. 1 & 6 (27-30cm)

    Overholt dissecting forceps in fine pattern, longer working lengths of 27 cm (Figure 1) and 30 cm (Figure 6). The extended shanks and narrow curved...

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  • Overholt Dissecting Forceps Fine Fig. 1 (21cm)
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    Overholt Dissecting Forceps Fine Fig. 1 (21cm)

    Overholt dissecting forceps in fine pattern, Figure 1, 21 cm working length. The slim curved jaws are intended for atraumatic dissection of vessels...

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  • Oral Upper Molar 
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    Oral Upper Molar

    Oral Upper Molar Forceps are dental instruments specifically designed for the extraction of molar teeth from the upper jaw. These forceps typically...

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  • Oral Molar Forceps - Upper Molar
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    Oral Molar Forceps - Upper Molar

    Oral Molar Forceps - Upper Molar are specialized dental instruments used for the extraction of upper molar teeth. These forceps are designed with c...

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  • Ombredanne (Jackson) Towel Forceps 13.5 cm
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    Ombredanne (Jackson) Towel Forceps 13.5 cm

    Ombredanne towel forceps, also known as the Jackson pattern, measure 13.5 cm and feature ratcheted ring handles for drape and towel fixation. Germa...

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  • Ochsner Dissecting Forceps 14.5 cm
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    Ochsner Dissecting Forceps 14.5 cm

    Ochsner dissecting forceps with a 14.5 cm working length for tissue handling and dissection during general surgical procedures. Constructed in Germ...

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  • Nugent Utility Forceps cross serrated jaw
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    Nugent Utility Forceps cross serrated jaw

    The Nugent Utility Forceps with cross-serrated jaws are specialized surgical forceps used in a variety of general surgery, trauma, and ocular proce...

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  • Nugent Utility Forceps 0.3mm Blunt Tips Cross-Action Titanium
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    Nugent Utility Forceps 0.3mm Blunt Tips Cross-Action Titanium

    Titanium Nugent utility forceps with 0.3mm blunt tips and a cross-action closure mechanism. The titanium build is lightweight and non-magnetic for ...

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  • Nugent Utility Forceps - smooth jaw
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    Nugent Utility Forceps - smooth jaw

    Nugent Utility Forceps - Smooth Jaw are versatile, precision instruments used in ophthalmic surgery and other medical fields where delicate tissue ...

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  • Noyes Nasal Polypus Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, 14.5cm
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    Noyes Nasal Polypus Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, 14.5cm

    Noyes nasal polypus forceps, 1x2 tooth pattern, 14.5 cm length, for grasping and removing nasal polyps and tissue in ENT procedures. Eponym: Noyes ...

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  • Noto Uterine Polypus Forceps, 27cm
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    Noto Uterine Polypus Forceps, 27cm

    Noto uterine polypus forceps, 27cm overall length, with fenestrated jaws for atraumatic grasping and removal of uterine polyps during gynecologic p...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Straight, 110 mm, European Flat Plug
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Straight, 110 mm, European Flat Plug

    Non-stick bipolar forceps with straight tips, 110 mm working length, available in 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm tip widths. The non-stick surface minimizes tis...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Straight, 1.0mm Blunt Tip, 180mm
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Straight, 1.0mm Blunt Tip, 180mm

    Non-stick bipolar forceps with straight shafts and 1.0mm blunt-pointed tips for atraumatic coagulation. 180mm length with European flat plug. Germa...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Straight, 0.5mm Tip, 180mm
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Straight, 0.5mm Tip, 180mm

    Non-stick bipolar forceps with straight shafts and fine 0.5mm tips for precise coagulation. 180mm length with European flat plug. German surgical-s...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Straight 195mm 1.0mm Blunt Tip
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Straight 195mm 1.0mm Blunt Tip

    Non-stick bipolar forceps, straight pattern, 195mm overall length, with a 1.0mm blunt pointed tip. The non-stick surface treatment reduces tissue a...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Straight 195mm 0.5mm Tip
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Straight 195mm 0.5mm Tip

    Non-stick bipolar forceps, straight pattern, 195mm overall length, with a fine 0.5mm tip for precision coagulation. The non-stick surface treatment...

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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.