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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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  • GERALD FORCEPS DEBAKEY TIP 9"
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    Gerald Forceps - DeBakey Tip, 9"

    These 9-inch Gerald forceps feature Debakey-style atraumatic tips, designed for gentle and precise handling of delicate tissues. Their fine, elonga...

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  • GERALD FORCEPS 1x2 TEETH 7"
    $40.39 - $40.39
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    Gerald Forceps - 1x2 Teeth, 7"

    These 7-inch Gerald forceps are delicate surgical instruments designed with 1x2 teeth for a secure yet precise grip on fine tissues. Their slender ...

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  • Gerald Dressing Forceps Straight 17.5cm
    $48.69 - $48.69
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    Gerald Dressing Forceps Straight 17.5cm

    Gerald dressing forceps with straight, delicate jaws measuring 17.5cm in length. The narrow profile and finely serrated tips support atraumatic han...

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  • Gerald Dressing Forceps Curved 17.5cm
    $49.55 - $49.55
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    Gerald Dressing Forceps Curved 17.5cm

    Gerald dressing forceps with a curved jaw profile, 17.5cm in length. The curved working tips improve angle of approach for dressing changes and sof...

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  • Gerald Dressing Forceps Bayonet 17.5cm
    $55.57 - $55.57
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    Gerald Dressing Forceps Bayonet 17.5cm

    Gerald dressing forceps with a bayonet (offset) shank profile, 17.5cm overall length. The bayonet form keeps the surgeon's hand out of the line of ...

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  • Gerald Bayonet Forceps (Serrated)
    $0.00 - $0.00
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    $70.56
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    Gerald Bayonet Forceps (Serrated)

    Gerald bayonet forceps featuring serrated jaws for a firm and secure grip on tissue. The bayonet design ensures enhanced visibility and access in c...

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    $70.56
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  • Gemini-Mixter Forceps fully curved jaws
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    $154.22
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    Gemini-Mixter Forceps fully curved jaws

    The Gemini-Mixter Forceps are a hybrid instrument combining features of Gemini and Mixter (right-angle) forceps, designed for vascular and thoracic...

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  • Gaskin Fragment Forceps Angled, Very Delicate, 11mm Tips, Titanium
    $525.19 - $525.19
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    Gaskin Fragment Forceps Angled, Very Delicate, 11mm Tips, Titanium

    Titanium Gaskin fragment forceps with an angled profile and very delicate 11mm tips, intended for grasping lens fragments in ophthalmic surgery. Th...

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  • Gaskin Fragment Forceps Angled, Very Delicate, 11mm Tips
    $242.40 - $242.40
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    Gaskin Fragment Forceps Angled, Very Delicate, 11mm Tips

    Gaskin fragment forceps with an angled profile and very delicate 11mm tips for grasping lens fragments during ophthalmic procedures. German surgica...

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  • Gaskin Frag Forceps angled 11mm jaw
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    $239.90
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    Gaskin Frag Forceps angled 11mm jaw

    Gaskin Frag Forceps with Angled 11mm Jaw are specialized surgical instruments designed for handling and manipulating fragile tissues or small fragm...

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    $239.90
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  • Fuchs Capsular Forceps 7cm
    $129.36 - $129.36
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    Fuchs Capsular Forceps 7cm

    Fuchs capsular forceps with a 7cm overall length, designed for grasping the lens capsule during ophthalmic procedures. German surgical-steel constr...

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  • Fraenkel Laryngeal Polypus Forceps 18cm
    $127.32 - $127.32
    $127.32
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    Fraenkel Laryngeal Polypus Forceps 18cm

    Fraenkel laryngeal polypus forceps with an 18cm working length, designed for grasping and removing polyps and small lesions from the larynx and upp...

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  • Forester Sponge Forceps (Straight)
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    $233.86
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    Forester Sponge Forceps (Straight)

    Straight Forester sponge forceps designed for the secure handling and placement of surgical sponges during procedures. The straight jaws provide ex...

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    $233.86
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  • Forceps for Twisting Wire (6 3/4")
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    $137.09
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    Forceps for Twisting Wire (6 3/4")

    Specialized forceps designed for precise twisting and manipulation of wire, measuring 6 3/4" in length. These forceps provide a secure grip on the ...

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  • Foerster Sponge Forceps, Straight Serrated, 30cm
    $72.76 - $72.76
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    Foerster Sponge Forceps, Straight Serrated, 30cm

    Foerster sponge forceps in a straight 30cm length, with serrated oval jaws and ratchet lock for secure handling of sponges and dressings in deep su...

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  • Foerster Sponge Forceps 9.5" Straight Serrated
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    Foerster Sponge Forceps 9.5" Straight Serrated

    The Foerster Sponge Forceps 9.5" STR Serrated are specialized surgical instruments used primarily for grasping and handling sponges, gauze, or dres...

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  • Fischer Iris Forceps 7cm
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    Fischer Iris Forceps 7cm

    Fischer iris forceps measuring 7cm in length. Used for fine tissue handling in ophthalmic and microsurgical procedures. German surgical-steel const...

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  • Finochietto GG Needle Holder
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    $223.78
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    Finochietto GG Needle Holder

    The Finochietto GG Needle Holder is a specialized surgical instrument designed for precise needle handling during delicate procedures. Its gold-pla...

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  • Finochietto GG Needle Holder
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    $268.13
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    Finochietto GG Needle Holder (Ref. R02805)

    The Finochietto GG Needle Holder is a specialized surgical instrument designed for precise needle handling during delicate procedures. Its gold-pla...

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  • FineTouch Micro Needle Holder - Curved, With Lock
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    $668.30
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    FineTouch Micro Needle Holder - Curved, With Lock

    The FineTouch Micro Needle Holder, curved with lock is a microsurgical instrument designed for precise needle handling in confined or angled surgic...

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  • FineTouch Castroviejo Needle Holder - Straight, With Lock
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    $907.20
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    FineTouch Castroviejo Needle Holder - Straight, With Lock

    The FineTouch Castroviejo Needle Holder with a straight jaw and locking mechanism is a precision surgical instrument designed for microsurgical pro...

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  • Ferris-Smith Tissue Forceps, 1 x 2 Teeth, 6 3/4"
    $41.63 - $41.63
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    Ferris-Smith Tissue Forceps, 1 x 2 Teeth, 6 3/4"

    6 3/4" Ferris-Smith tissue forceps with 1x2 teeth, designed for a secure grip and precise tissue manipulation in delicate procedures. Ideal for tas...

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  • Fergusson Angiotribe Straight
    $72.76 - $78.84
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    Fergusson Angiotribe Straight

    Fergusson straight angiotribe forceps deliver heavy crushing action for vessel and pedicle hemostasis in general and gynecologic procedures. Offere...

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  • Fergusson Angiotribe Curved 16 cm
    $74.79 - $74.79
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    Fergusson Angiotribe Curved 16 cm

    Fergusson curved angiotribe forceps, 16 cm, provide heavy crushing hemostasis of vessels and pedicles in general and gynecologic procedures. The cu...

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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.