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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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  • Malis-Type Bayonet Titanium Needle Holder 8 3/4" - Curved Jaw, 0.6mm Tips
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    Malis-Type Bayonet Titanium Needle Holder 8 3/4" - Curved Jaw, 0.6mm Tips

    The Malis Type Bay Titanium Needle Holder 8 3/4" features a curved jaw design and 0.6mm tips, offering precise needle control for delicate surgerie...

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  • Magill Catheter Introducing Forceps, 17cm
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    Magill Catheter Introducing Forceps, 17cm

    Magill catheter introducing forceps, 17cm pediatric length. Angled shaft and serrated atraumatic jaws guide endotracheal tubes, nasogastric tubes, ...

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  • Magill Catheter Introducing Forceps
    $76.45 - $79.52
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    Magill Catheter Introducing Forceps

    Magill catheter introducing forceps used during intubation and nasogastric catheter placement to guide tubes through the oropharynx. The angled jaw...

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  • Magill Catheter Forceps - Child Size
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    Magill Catheter Forceps - Child Size

    The Magill Catheter Forceps for children are specialized instruments designed for the gentle and precise insertion of catheters, tubes, or other me...

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  • Lucae Bayonet Ear Forceps, Without Teeth, 16 cm
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    Lucae Bayonet Ear Forceps, Without Teeth, 16 cm

    Lucae bayonet ear forceps with smooth jaws without teeth, overall length 16 cm. German surgical-steel construction for otologic packing and dressin...

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  • Lucae Bayonet Ear Forceps, Without Teeth, 14cm
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    Lucae Bayonet Ear Forceps, Without Teeth, 14cm

    Lucae bayonet ear forceps without teeth, measuring 14cm, used for ear and ophthalmic-adjacent procedures. German surgical-steel construction suppor...

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  • Lucae Bayonet Ear Forceps, Without Teeth, 14 cm
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    Lucae Bayonet Ear Forceps, Without Teeth, 14 cm

    Lucae bayonet ear forceps with smooth jaws without teeth, overall length 14 cm. German surgical-steel construction for otologic packing and dressin...

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  • Luc Nasal Cutting Forceps, 19cm (47195)
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    Luc Nasal Cutting Forceps, 19cm (47195)

    Luc nasal cutting forceps, 19 cm length, for resecting nasal tissue and polyps in ENT procedures. Available in two jaw-figure patterns. Eponym: Luc...

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  • Luc Nasal Cutting Forceps, 19cm (47197)
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    Luc Nasal Cutting Forceps, 19cm (47197)

    Luc nasal cutting forceps, 19 cm length, for resecting nasal tissue and polyps in ENT procedures. Available in two jaw-figure patterns. Eponym: Luc...

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  • Lubet-Barbon Nasal Dressing Forceps 20cm
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    Lubet-Barbon Nasal Dressing Forceps 20cm

    Lubet-Barbon nasal dressing forceps, 20cm. German surgical-steel construction. Used for nasal packing, dressing placement, and removal in ENT proce...

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  • Lower Root Extracting Forceps
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    Lower Root Extracting Forceps

    Dental tools called lower root extracting forceps are made especially for removing tooth roots from the lower jaw. These forceps are made with a sp...

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  • Lower Anterior and Oral Molar Forceps
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    Lower Anterior and Oral Molar Forceps

    Lower Anterior and Oral Molar Forceps are dental instruments designed for the extraction of both lower anterior (front) teeth and molars in the low...

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  • Lovelace Hemostatic Forceps Straight 1x2 Teeth 15.5 cm
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    Lovelace Hemostatic Forceps Straight 1x2 Teeth 15.5 cm

    Lovelace straight hemostatic forceps feature 1x2 teeth for atraumatic grasping of lung and delicate tissue. Working length 15.5 cm. German surgical...

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  • Lordan Chalazion Forceps
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    Lordan Chalazion Forceps

    Lordan Chalazion Forceps are specialized forceps used in ophthalmic surgery for the treatment of chalazia-blocked meibomian glands in the eyelid. T...

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  • Lockwood-Allis Intestinal Grasping Forceps 20cm, 4x5 Teeth
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    Lockwood-Allis Intestinal Grasping Forceps 20cm, 4x5 Teeth

    Lockwood-Allis intestinal grasping forceps, 20cm length, with 4x5 interlocking teeth for firm purchase on fascia, breast, and intestinal tissue wit...

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  • Lockwood-Allis Intestinal Grasping Forceps 16cm, 4x5 Teeth
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    Lockwood-Allis Intestinal Grasping Forceps 16cm, 4x5 Teeth

    Lockwood-Allis intestinal grasping forceps, 16cm length, with 4x5 interlocking teeth designed to firmly grasp tough tissue such as fascia, breast, ...

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  • Livernois IOL Forceps
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    Livernois IOL Forceps

    The Livernois IOL Holding Forceps is a specialized ophthalmic surgical instrument designed for the precise handling of intraocular lenses (IOLs) du...

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  • Littlewood Intestinal Forceps 18.5cm, 2x3 Teeth
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    Littlewood Intestinal Forceps 18.5cm, 2x3 Teeth

    Littlewood intestinal forceps, 18.5cm length, with 2x3 interlocking teeth designed for secure purchase on fascia, breast, and bowel tissue without ...

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  • Littauer Ear Polypus Forceps 18cm
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    Littauer Ear Polypus Forceps 18cm

    Littauer ear polypus forceps, 18cm. German surgical-steel construction. Used to grasp and remove ear polyps and tissue during otologic procedures. ...

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  • Littauer Ear Forceps 12cm
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    Littauer Ear Forceps 12cm

    Littauer ear forceps with a 12cm working length, used for grasping and manipulating tissue, dressings, and small foreign bodies within the ear cana...

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  • Littauer Cilia Forceps Serrated Jaw 8.5cm
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    Littauer Cilia Forceps Serrated Jaw 8.5cm

    Littauer cilia forceps with serrated jaws for secure grasping of cilia and fine eyelid tissue. Overall length 8.5cm. German surgical-steel construc...

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  • Liston Bone Cutting Forceps 8 1/2"
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    Liston Bone Cutting Forceps 8 1/2"

    The Liston Bone Cutting Forceps (8 1/2) is a precision-crafted surgical instrument designed for efficient bone cutting in orthopedic and general su...

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  • Liston Bone Cutting Forceps 7 1/2"
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    Liston Bone Cutting Forceps 7 1/2"

    The Liston Bone Cutting Forceps (7 1/2) is designed for precision bone cutting in orthopedic and surgical procedures. Featuring sharp, robust jaws,...

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  • Liston Bone Cutting Forceps 6 1/2"
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    Liston Bone Cutting Forceps 6 1/2"

    The Liston Bone Cutting Forceps (6 1/2) are precision surgical instruments designed for cutting bone with accuracy and control. Featuring strong, s...

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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.