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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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  • Halsted-Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps Curved
    $35.91 - $64.69
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    Halsted-Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps Curved

    Halsted-Mosquito hemostatic forceps with curved jaws, available in 14cm, 18cm, and 21cm lengths, used to clamp small vessels and access tissue plan...

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  • Halsted-Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps 1x2 Teeth Straight
    $33.39 - $68.99
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    Halsted-Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps 1x2 Teeth Straight

    Halsted-Mosquito hemostatic forceps with 1x2 toothed, straight jaws for a secure hold on slipping tissue and vessels. Available in 12.5cm, 14cm, 18...

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  • Halsted-Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps 1x2 Teeth Curved
    $33.97 - $70.07
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    Halsted-Mosquito Hemostatic Forceps 1x2 Teeth Curved

    Halsted-Mosquito hemostatic forceps with 1x2 toothed, curved jaws for a secure grip on slipping tissue and vessels. Curved profile improves visibil...

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  • Halsted Mosquito Forceps, Straight
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    Halsted Mosquito Forceps, Straight

    These straight Halsted Mosquito Forceps are precision instruments ideal for clamping small vessels and delicate tissues. Featuring fine, serrated j...

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  • Halsted Mosquito Forceps, Curved
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    Halsted Mosquito Forceps, Curved

    These delicate, curved Halsted Mosquito Forceps are designed for precise clamping of small vessels and tissues. With fine, serrated jaws and a lock...

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  • Halstead Mosquito Forceps, 5" Straight
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    Halstead Mosquito Forceps, 5" Straight

    The 5" Halstead Mosquito Forceps with straight jaws are fine, precision instruments designed for clamping small blood vessels and delicate tissues ...

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  • Hallman Tunneling Forceps (Long)
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    Hallman Tunneling Forceps (Long)

    The Hallman Tunneling Forceps are specialized surgical instruments designed for tunneling procedures, particularly in subcutaneous tissue manipulat...

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  • Guyon Atraumatic Forceps 23cm
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    Guyon Atraumatic Forceps 23cm

    The Guyon atraumatic forceps feature finely machined jaws designed for handling vascular and parenchymal tissue without trauma. Available in 23cm a...

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  • Gruenwald Nasal Forceps Bayonet 18cm
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    Gruenwald Nasal Forceps Bayonet 18cm

    Gruenwald nasal forceps, 18cm, bayonet shape. German surgical-steel construction. Used in ENT and rhinology procedures for atraumatic tissue handli...

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  • Gross-Maier Forceps, Straight, Without Ratchet
    $66.33 - $71.71
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    Gross-Maier Forceps, Straight, Without Ratchet

    Gross-Maier straight forceps in a non-ratcheted, spring-action design for quick release during dressing changes and tissue handling. Serrated jaws ...

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  • Gross-Maier Forceps, Straight, 27cm
    $80.80 - $80.80
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    Gross-Maier Forceps, Straight, 27cm

    Gross-Maier straight forceps in a 270mm length, designed with a ratchet lock and serrated jaws for grasping dressings and tissue. German surgical-s...

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  • Greven Ear Forceps 5mm jaws
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    Greven Ear Forceps 5mm jaws

    The Greven Ear Forceps (5mm Jaws) is a specialized surgical instrument used in otologic procedures, such as ear surgeries or ear canal manipulation...

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  • Gregoire Intestinal Forceps 20cm
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    Gregoire Intestinal Forceps 20cm

    Gregoire intestinal forceps, 20cm length, with longitudinally serrated jaws designed to grasp bowel and adjacent soft tissue while limiting trauma....

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  • Gregoire Intestinal Forceps 18cm
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    Gregoire Intestinal Forceps 18cm

    Gregoire intestinal forceps, 18cm length, with longitudinally serrated jaws designed to grasp bowel and adjacent soft tissue while limiting trauma ...

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  • Green-Armytage Uterine Forceps 21cm
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    Green-Armytage Uterine Forceps 21cm

    Green-Armytage uterine hemostatic forceps, 21cm. Used during cesarean section to grasp the uterine angles and edges of the lower uterine segment in...

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  • Green-Armytage Uterine Forceps - 8 3/4", 13 mm Jaw
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    Green-Armytage Uterine Forceps - 8 3/4", 13 mm Jaw

    These Green-Armytage Uterine Forceps are designed for secure clamping of uterine edges during cesarean sections and other gynecological procedures....

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  • Green Fixation Forceps, Without Lock, 10cm
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    Green Fixation Forceps, Without Lock, 10cm

    Green fixation forceps without lock, measuring 10cm, available in 5mm and 10mm jaw widths for ophthalmic fixation. Manufactured in Germany from sur...

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  • Green Fixation Forceps With Lock 5mm 10cm
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    Green Fixation Forceps With Lock 5mm 10cm

    Green fixation forceps with locking mechanism, 5mm jaw width, 10cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction for secure ophthalmic tissue ...

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  • Green Fixation Forceps 10mm wide
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    Green Fixation Forceps 10mm wide

    Green Fixation Forceps (10mm Wide) are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise tissue manipulation during delicate surgeries, particu...

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  • Green Fix Forceps 5mm wide
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    Green Fix Forceps 5mm wide

    Green Fix Forceps with a 5mm width are a type of dental instrument designed for precise and controlled handling of small objects or materials durin...

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  • Graefe Iris Forceps straight 12 teeth
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    Graefe Iris Forceps straight 12 teeth

    Graefe Iris Forceps are precision instruments designed for delicate ophthalmic procedures, particularly for handling iris tissue. The "1x2 teeth" c...

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  • Graefe Iris Forceps curved 12 teeth
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    Graefe Iris Forceps curved 12 teeth

    Graefe Iris Forceps with a "12 teeth" configuration, high-quality curved Graefe Iris Forceps featuring the standard 1x2 teeth design, which is comm...

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  • Graefe Fix Forceps w/o lock
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    $87.70
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    Graefe Fix Forceps w/o lock

    raefe Fix Forceps without a lock are specialized dental instruments used primarily in delicate dental procedures, often for the purpose of gripping...

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  • Graefe Fix Forceps w/ lock
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    $120.96
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    Graefe Fix Forceps w/ lock

    Graefe Fix Forceps with a lock are similar to the version without a lock, but they feature a locking mechanism that helps hold the forceps in a clo...

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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.