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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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  • Kevorkian Biopsy Forceps 24cm, 3x9.7mm
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    Kevorkian Biopsy Forceps 24cm, 3x9.7mm

    Kevorkian biopsy forceps for cervical and endocervical tissue sampling. Overall length 24cm with 3 x 9.7mm jaws sized for directed punch biopsy. Ge...

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  • Kern Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps with Ratchet
    $177.88 - $185.95
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    Kern Self-Centering Bone Holding Forceps with Ratchet

    Kern bone holding forceps with ratchet lock and self-centering jaws, available in 11cm and 15cm lengths. German surgical-steel construction. The se...

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  • Kern Bone Holding Forceps with Ratchet 24cm
    $174.99 - $174.99
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    Kern Bone Holding Forceps with Ratchet 24cm

    Kern bone holding forceps with ratchet lock, 24cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction. The ratchet mechanism allows secure, hands-fr...

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  • Kern Bone Forceps no ratchet
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    Kern Bone Forceps no ratchet

    Kern Bone Forceps without a ratchet are a type of surgical instrument used for grasping and manipulating bone fragments during orthopedic procedure...

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  • Kelman-McPherson Forceps, Very Delicate, 7.5mm, Titanium
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    Kelman-McPherson Forceps, Very Delicate, 7.5mm, Titanium

    Kelman-McPherson forceps in titanium with very delicate 7.5mm tips for fine ophthalmic tissue and suture handling. Lightweight, non-magnetic, and c...

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  • Kelman-McPherson Forceps, Very Delicate, 7.5mm Tips
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    Kelman-McPherson Forceps, Very Delicate, 7.5mm Tips

    Kelman-McPherson forceps with very delicate 7.5mm tips for fine ophthalmic tissue and suture handling. Manufactured in Germany from surgical-grade ...

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  • Kelman-McPherson Forceps Angled, 1x2 Teeth 0.3mm, 8mm Tying Platform, Titanium
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    Kelman-McPherson Forceps Angled, 1x2 Teeth 0.3mm, 8mm Tying Platform, Titanium

    Titanium Kelman-McPherson forceps in angled configuration with 1x2 teeth at 0.3mm and an 8mm tying platform. Lightweight, non-magnetic titanium con...

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  • Kelman-McPherson Forceps Angled, 1x2 Teeth 0.3mm, 8mm Tying Platform
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    Kelman-McPherson Forceps Angled, 1x2 Teeth 0.3mm, 8mm Tying Platform

    Kelman-McPherson forceps in angled configuration with 1x2 teeth at 0.3mm and an 8mm tying platform. Built with German surgical-steel construction f...

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  • Kelman-McPher Forceps ;2 teeth plat
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    Kelman-McPher Forceps ;2 teeth plat

    Kelman-McPherson Forceps are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue handling during ophthalmic procedures. The "2 teeth platf...

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  • Kelly Uterine Polypus Forceps, 32cm
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    Kelly Uterine Polypus Forceps, 32cm

    Kelly uterine polypus forceps, 32cm overall length, with fenestrated grasping jaws for deep uterine polyp removal during gynecologic procedures. Ge...

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  • Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Titanium Straight 14cm
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    Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Titanium Straight 14cm

    Kelly hemostatic forceps in titanium, straight pattern, 14cm working length. German construction with box-lock joint and locking ratchet handle. Li...

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  • Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Titanium Curved 14cm
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    Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Titanium Curved 14cm

    Kelly hemostatic forceps in titanium, anatomically curved pattern, 14cm working length. German construction with box-lock joint and locking ratchet...

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  • Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Straight 18cm
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    Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Straight 18cm

    Kelly hemostatic forceps, straight pattern, 18cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with box-lock joint and locking ratchet handle....

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  • Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Straight 14cm
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    Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Straight 14cm

    Kelly hemostatic forceps with straight, transversely serrated jaws and a 14cm working length. Used to clamp vessels and grasp tissue during routine...

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  • Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Curved 18cm
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    Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Curved 18cm

    Kelly hemostatic forceps, curved pattern, 18cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with box-lock joint and locking ratchet handle. U...

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  • Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Curved 14cm
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    Kelly Hemostatic Forceps Curved 14cm

    Kelly hemostatic forceps, curved pattern, 14cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with box-lock joint and locking ratchet handle. U...

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  • Kaye GG Facelift Scissors, Serrated and Curved
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    Kaye GG Facelift Scissors, Serrated and Curved

    Kaye GG Facelift Scissors, Serrated and Curved are specialized surgical scissors used in facial plastic and aesthetic procedures. The curved blades...

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  • Kaye GG Facelift Scissors, Serrated and Curved
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    Kaye GG Facelift Scissors, Serrated and Curved (Ref. R00748)

    Kaye GG Facelift Scissors, Serrated and Curved are specialized surgical scissors used in facial plastic and aesthetic procedures. The curved blades...

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  • Kantrowitz Thor Forceps delicate right angled jaws
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    Kantrowitz Thor Forceps delicate right angled jaws

    Kantrowitz Thor Forceps are a type of surgical instrument primarily used in cardiovascular and thoracic surgeries. They are designed to provide pre...

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  • Kantrowitz Thor Forceps - 7 1/2", Sensitive Right Angled Jaws, 2.5mm Tip
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    Kantrowitz Thor Forceps - 7 1/2", Sensitive Right Angled Jaws, 2.5mm Tip

    The Kantrowitz Thor Forceps with sensitive right-angled jaws are precision surgical instruments designed for delicate tissue handling in thoracic a...

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  • Kalt-Arruga Needle Holder, Serrated, Curved, 14cm
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    Kalt-Arruga Needle Holder, Serrated, Curved, 14cm

    Kalt-Arruga needle holder, 14cm length, with serrated curved jaws for angled needle access. German surgical-steel construction. About this instrume...

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  • Kalt Needle Holder, Serrated, Straight, 14cm
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    Kalt Needle Holder, Serrated, Straight, 14cm

    Kalt needle holder, 14cm length, with serrated straight jaws for controlled needle grip. German surgical-steel construction. About this instrument ...

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  • Kalt Needle Holder straight delicate jaws
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    Kalt Needle Holder - Straight, Delicate Jaws

    the Kalt Needle Holder is a specialized surgical instrument used in various medical procedures. Its primary function is to securely hold needles du...

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  • Jurasz Laryngeal Polypus Forceps 23cm
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    Jurasz Laryngeal Polypus Forceps 23cm

    Jurasz laryngeal polypus forceps, 23cm overall length, offered in four jaw configurations (Fig. 1 through Fig. 4) to match lesion location and tiss...

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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.