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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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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Straight 160mm Blunt 1.0mm European Flat Plug
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Straight 160mm Blunt 1.0mm European Flat Plug

    Non-stick bipolar forceps with a straight 160mm shaft and a blunt 1.0mm tip, fitted with a European flat plug for connection to standard bipolar ge...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Straight 0.3mm 16cm European Flat
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Straight 0.3mm 16cm European Flat

    Non-stick bipolar forceps with straight 0.3mm tip, 16cm length, European flat plug. German surgical-steel construction. Non-stick tip coating preve...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Bayonet 220mm Straight 0.5mm Tip European Plug
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Bayonet 220mm Straight 0.5mm Tip European Plug

    Non-stick bipolar forceps in bayonet shape with straight 0.5mm tips. Overall length 220mm with European flat plug connection. German surgical-steel...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Bayonet 220mm 1.0mm Angled Up EU Flat Plug
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Bayonet 220mm 1.0mm Angled Up EU Flat Plug

    Non-stick bayonet bipolar forceps with 1.0mm blunt-pointed tips angled up and a 220mm working length. The non-stick tip coating reduces tissue adhe...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Bayonet 220mm 1.0mm Angled Down EU Flat Plug
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Bayonet 220mm 1.0mm Angled Down EU Flat Plug

    Non-stick bayonet bipolar forceps with 1.0mm blunt-pointed tips angled down and a 220mm working length. The non-stick coating reduces tissue adhere...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Bayonet 195mm 0.5mm Tip European Flat Plug
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps Bayonet 195mm 0.5mm Tip European Flat Plug

    Non-stick bipolar forceps in bayonet shape with 0.5mm tip. Overall length 195mm with European flat plug connection. German surgical-steel construct...

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  • Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps 45 Degree Angled 195mm 0.5mm Tip European Flat Plug
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    Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps 45 Degree Angled 195mm 0.5mm Tip European Flat Plug

    Non-stick bipolar forceps with 45 degree angled jaws and a 0.5mm tip. Overall length 195mm with European flat plug connection. German surgical-stee...

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  • Nicola Micro Forceps - 6 1/2" Spoon Jaws
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    Nicola Micro Forceps - 6 1/2" Spoon Jaws

    The Nicola Micro Forceps - 6 1/2" Spoon Jaws is a precision surgical instrument designed for fine tissue handling and manipulation. Featuring 6 1/2...

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  • New Orleans Needle Holder GG
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    New Orleans Needle Holder GG

    A specialized surgical instrument designed for securely holding needles during various procedures. The "GG" indicates high-quality construction, en...

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  • Nevius Extracting Forceps 6-3/4" - Incisor/Cuspid
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    Nevius Extracting Forceps 6-3/4" - Incisor/Cuspid

    Nevius Extracting Forceps 6-3/4" - Incisor/Cuspid are precision dental instruments designed for the extraction of upper or lower incisors and cuspi...

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  • Nelson Forceps
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    Nelson Forceps

    Nelson forceps for tissue grasping and manipulation during general surgical procedures. Manufactured in Germany from surgical steel for consistent ...

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  • Needle Holder - Curved, Tungsten Carbide, With Ratchet
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    Needle Holder - Curved, Tungsten Carbide, With Ratchet

    a curved needle holder with a ratchet mechanism and tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, ideal for microsurgical procedures requiring precision and durab...

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  • Nasal Suction Forceps size 0 straight 3.5mm
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    Nasal Suction Forceps size 0 straight 3.5mm

    The Nasal Suction Forceps (Size 0, Straight, 3.5mm) is a specialized surgical instrument used in ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) procedures, particular...

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  • Nasal Cutting Forceps, Curved Up, 4x5mm, 140mm WL
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    Nasal Cutting Forceps, Curved Up, 4x5mm, 140mm WL

    Nasal cutting forceps with jaws curved upward, 4x5mm cutting tips and 140mm working length. Suited to controlled removal of tissue and small bony f...

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  • Narrow Dressing Forceps TC 14.5cm
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    Narrow Dressing Forceps TC 14.5cm

    Narrow dressing forceps with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, offered in 14.5cm and 16cm lengths for secure tissue and material handling. German surg...

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  • Narrow Dressing Forceps
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    Narrow Dressing Forceps

    Narrow-pattern dressing forceps available from 11.5cm up to 30cm for fine dressing work, packing, and general tissue handling. German surgical-stee...

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  • Naegele Obstetrical Forceps 36cm / 40cm
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    Naegele Obstetrical Forceps 36cm / 40cm

    Naegele obstetrical forceps with fenestrated blades, a cephalic and pelvic curve, and a German-style screw lock. Suited to cephalic vaginal deliver...

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  • Myles Nasal Cutting Forceps, Fig. 1
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    Myles Nasal Cutting Forceps, Fig. 1

    Myles nasal cutting forceps in the Figure 1 pattern, designed for resection of septal cartilage and turbinate tissue during septoplasty and intrana...

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  • Moynihan Towel Forceps 19 cm
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    Moynihan Towel Forceps 19 cm

    Moynihan towel forceps measure 19 cm and feature ratcheted ring handles for secure drape and towel fixation. German surgical-steel construction sup...

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  • Moynihan Hemostatic Forceps, Curved, 23cm
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    Moynihan Hemostatic Forceps, Curved, 23cm

    The Moynihan Hemostatic Forceps are curved forceps used for deep vessel and duct ligation during biliary, gastric, and general procedures. This var...

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  • Moorfield Suturing Forceps 10cm
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    Moorfield Suturing Forceps 10cm

    Moorfield suturing forceps with serrated jaws for handling sutures and delicate conjunctival tissue during ophthalmic procedures. 10cm overall leng...

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  • Moody Fixation Forceps curved right w/lock
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    Moody Fixation Forceps curved right w/lock

    The Moody Fixation Forceps (Curved Right with Lock) are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling during ophthalmic pro...

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  • Moody Fixation Forceps curved left
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    Moody Fixation Forceps curved left

    The Moody Fixation Forceps (Curved Left) are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling during ophthalmic procedures. Th...

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  • Monopolar Anatomic Forceps Straight, 4mm HF Connector
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    Monopolar Anatomic Forceps Straight, 4mm HF Connector

    Monopolar anatomic forceps, straight, with integrated 4mm HF connector for direct electrosurgical unit attachment. Available in 18cm (1.6mm jaw), 2...

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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.