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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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  • Krause Forceps Tip Fig. 1 and Fig. 2
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    Krause Forceps Tip Fig. 1 and Fig. 2

    Krause forceps tip available in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 patterns. Germany. Surgical-steel construction. Designed to mount on Krause-pattern endoscopic fo...

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  • Krause Forceps Tip
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    Krause Forceps Tip

    Krause forceps tip. German surgical-steel construction. Replacement working tip designed to seat on Krause-pattern endoscopic forceps handles for l...

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  • Kratz Lens Hold Forceps vry delicate gent curved jaw
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    Kratz Lens Hold Forceps vry delicate gent curved jaw

    Kratz Lens Hold Forceps (Very Delicate, Gentle Curved Jaw) are precision instruments used primarily in ophthalmic surgery for handling intraocular ...

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  • Kraft Capsule Forceps 11mm jaw
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    Kraft Capsule Forceps 11mm jaw

    Kraft Capsule Forceps with 11mm Jaw are precision surgical instruments used primarily in ocular surgery, particularly during cataract procedures or...

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  • Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps, 11mm Tips, Smooth Platform, Titanium
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    Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps, 11mm Tips, Smooth Platform, Titanium

    Titanium version of the Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps with 11mm long tips and a 1.5mm smooth platform for grasping capsular tags. Titanium reduces weig...

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  • Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps, 11mm Tips, 1.5mm Smooth Platform
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    Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps, 11mm Tips, 1.5mm Smooth Platform

    The Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps feature 11mm long tips with a 1.5mm smooth platform for grasping capsular tags during cataract surgery. German surgic...

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  • Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps, 1.5mm Tips, Titanium
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    Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps, 1.5mm Tips, Titanium

    Titanium Kraff capsule tag forceps with 1.5mm tips for grasping anterior capsule tags during cataract surgery. The titanium body reduces hand fatig...

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  • Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps, 1.5mm Tips
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    Kraff Capsule Tag Forceps, 1.5mm Tips

    Kraff capsule tag forceps designed with 1.5mm tips for secure grasping of anterior capsule tags during cataract procedures. Manufactured in Germany...

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  • Kocher Intestinal Forceps (92°, Curved)
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    Kocher Intestinal Forceps (92°, Curved)

    Kocher intestinal forceps with a 92° curved jaw design, providing optimal access and control for clamping and manipulating intestinal tissue during...

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  • Kocher Intestinal Forceps (9", Straight)
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    Kocher Intestinal Forceps (9", Straight)

    Kocher intestinal forceps, 9 inches in length with straight jaws, designed for secure clamping and manipulation of intestinal tissue during gastroi...

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  • Kocher Intestinal Forceps (10 1/4", Curved)
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    Kocher Intestinal Forceps (10 1/4", Curved)

    Kocher intestinal forceps, 10¼ inches in length with curved jaws, designed for secure and controlled clamping of intestinal tissue during gastroint...

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  • Kocher Forceps, 5-1/2" Straight 1x2 Teeth
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    Kocher Forceps, 5-1/2" Straight 1x2 Teeth

    The 5-1/2" Kocher Forceps with straight jaws and 1x2 teeth are precision surgical instruments designed for clamping tissues or structures with a se...

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  • Kocher Atraumatic Intestinal Forceps Straight
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    Kocher Atraumatic Intestinal Forceps Straight

    Kocher atraumatic intestinal forceps with straight, longitudinally serrated jaws for secure non-crushing clamping of bowel and pedicled tissue. Ger...

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  • Kocher Atraumatic Intestinal Forceps (11", Straight)
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    Kocher Atraumatic Intestinal Forceps (11", Straight)

    Kocher atraumatic intestinal forceps, 11 inches long with straight jaws, designed for gentle yet firm grasping of intestinal tissue during surgical...

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  • Knight Septum Forceps 5x12mm, Oval Jaws
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    Knight Septum Forceps 5x12mm, Oval Jaws

    The Knight Septum Forceps (5x12mm, Oval Jaws) is a specialized surgical instrument designed for manipulating and stabilizing nasal septum tissue du...

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  • Knight Nasal Cutting Forceps, 18cm
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    Knight Nasal Cutting Forceps, 18cm

    Knight nasal cutting forceps, 18 cm length, for resecting nasal tissue and polyps during ENT procedures. Eponym: Knight pattern Length: 18 cm (7") ...

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  • Kleinsasser Original Forceps (0.2mm Cutting Cup, Upward)
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    Kleinsasser Original Forceps (0.2mm Cutting Cup, Upward)

    Delicately crafted Kleinsasser original forceps featuring a 0.2mm upward-facing cutting cup for precise excision in microsurgical applications. Ide...

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  • Kleinsasser Original Forceps (0.2mm Cutting Cup, Left)
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    Kleinsasser Original Forceps (0.2mm Cutting Cup, Left)

    Precision Kleinsasser original forceps featuring a 0.2mm cutting cup on the left side, designed for delicate tissue dissection and excision. Ideal ...

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  • Kleinsasser Mini Forceps - 1mm Cup Curved Up
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    Kleinsasser Mini Forceps - 1mm Cup Curved Up

    Crafted for precision in delicate surgical procedures, these 1mm mini forceps feature a curved-up cup design, allowing for secure tissue grasping i...

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  • Kleinsasser Micro Laryngeal Forceps - Curved Right
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    Kleinsasser Micro Laryngeal Forceps - Curved Right

    Precision-engineered for microlaryngeal procedures, these delicate forceps feature a right-curved design for optimal access and control within the ...

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  • Kleinsasser Micro Laryngeal Forceps - Curved Left
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    Kleinsasser Micro Laryngeal Forceps - Curved Left

    A precision surgical instrument designed for delicate tissue manipulation in the laryngeal area during ENT procedures. The curved left design allow...

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  • Kleinsasser Micro Laryngeal Forceps - 1mm Straight
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    Kleinsasser Micro Laryngeal Forceps - 1mm Straight

    Crafted for precision in micro-laryngeal surgeries, these 1mm straight forceps are designed for delicate tissue handling and manipulation. Their fi...

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  • Kleinert-Kutz Tendon Seizing Forceps 20cm
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    Kleinert-Kutz Tendon Seizing Forceps 20cm

    Kleinert-Kutz pattern tendon seizing forceps, 20cm overall length. Used to grasp and retrieve tendons during repair and reconstruction in hand surg...

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  • Kevourkian Forceps for Uterine Biopsy
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    Kevourkian Forceps for Uterine Biopsy

    The Kevorkian Biopsy Forceps are specialized surgical tools used to collect tissue samples from the cervix or uterus. They are often employed in gy...

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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.