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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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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps, TC Straight, 2.0 mm, 23 cm
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps, TC Straight, 2.0 mm, 23 cm

    DeBakey-pattern atraumatic forceps, straight, with tungsten-carbide insert jaws and a 2.0 mm tip for vascular and visceral grasping. 23 cm working ...

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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps, TC Straight, 2.0 mm, 21 cm
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps, TC Straight, 2.0 mm, 21 cm

    DeBakey-pattern atraumatic forceps, straight, with tungsten-carbide insert jaws and a 2.0 mm tip for vascular and visceral grasping. 21 cm working ...

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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps, TC Straight, 2.0 mm, 18 cm
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps, TC Straight, 2.0 mm, 18 cm

    DeBakey-pattern atraumatic forceps, straight, with tungsten-carbide insert jaws and a 2.0 mm tip for vascular and visceral grasping. 18 cm working ...

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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps, TC Straight, 1.2 mm
    $566.86 - $866.97
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps, TC Straight, 1.2 mm

    DeBakey-pattern atraumatic tissue forceps, straight, with tungsten-carbide insert jaws and a 1.2 mm tip for vascular and visceral grasping. Availab...

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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps Straight 2.7mm, 16cm
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps Straight 2.7mm, 16cm

    DeBakey atraumatic forceps in a straight pattern with a 2.7mm jaw width and 16cm working length. The longitudinally serrated DeBakey jaw grips vess...

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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps Straight 1.5mm, 16cm
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps Straight 1.5mm, 16cm

    DeBakey atraumatic forceps in a straight pattern with a 1.5mm jaw width and 16cm working length. The narrow jaw and longitudinal serrations allow g...

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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps 24cm x 1mm
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps 24cm x 1mm

    DeBakey atraumatic forceps with a 24cm length and 1mm jaw width. The longitudinally serrated DeBakey jaw holds vessels and delicate tissue without ...

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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps 20cm x 1mm
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps 20cm x 1mm

    DeBakey atraumatic forceps with a 20cm length and 1mm jaw width. The longitudinally serrated DeBakey jaw secures vessels and delicate tissue withou...

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  • DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps 16cm x 1mm
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    DeBakey Atraumatic Forceps 16cm x 1mm

    DeBakey atraumatic forceps with a 16cm length and 1mm jaw width. The classic longitudinally serrated DeBakey pattern grips vessels and delicate tis...

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  • DeBakey Needle Holder - Lambert Modified
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    DeBakey Needle Holder - Lambert Modified

    The DeBakey Lambert Modified is a specialized variation of the classic DeBakey needle holder, designed for enhanced control during vascular or micr...

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  • De Lee Obstetrical Forceps 36cm / 39cm
    $262.76 - $269.77
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    De Lee Obstetrical Forceps 36cm / 39cm

    De Lee obstetrical forceps in extended lengths for mid-pelvic and rotational deliveries. Long fenestrated blade with a modified cephalic curve and ...

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  • De Lee Obstetrical Forceps 30cm
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    De Lee Obstetrical Forceps 30cm

    De Lee obstetrical forceps, 30cm overall length. Long fenestrated blade with a modified cephalic curve and English-style lock, designed for mid-pel...

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  • Dastoor Strabismus Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, 11cm
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    Dastoor Strabismus Forceps, 1x2 Teeth, 11cm

    Dastoor strabismus forceps with 1x2 interlocking teeth, 11cm overall length. The toothed tip pattern provides a firm hold on extraocular muscles du...

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  • Dartigues Uterine Elevating Forceps 27cm
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    Dartigues Uterine Elevating Forceps 27cm

    Dartigues uterine elevating forceps with curved fenestrated jaws designed to atraumatically grasp and elevate the uterus during gynecologic and obs...

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  • Dandy Hemostatic Forceps Curved 14 cm
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    Dandy Hemostatic Forceps Curved 14 cm

    Dandy curved hemostatic forceps offer accurate clamping of small vessels in neurosurgical and general procedures. The 14 cm curved jaws provide con...

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  • Dandy Artery Forceps 12 cm
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    Dandy Artery Forceps 12 cm

    Dandy artery forceps provide precise hemostasis of small vessels in neurosurgical and general procedures. Compact 12 cm length with fine serrated j...

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  • Czerny Tenaculum Forceps, 20cm
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    Czerny Tenaculum Forceps, 20cm

    Czerny tenaculum forceps, 20cm overall length, with hooked grasping tips for tissue retraction and fixation during general and abdominal surgery. G...

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  • Cystic Duct Forceps (Serrated, Grey, Pair)
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    Cystic Duct Forceps (Serrated, Grey, Pair)

    A pair of grey cystic duct forceps with serrated jaws, designed for secure grasping and control of the cystic duct during laparoscopic or open chol...

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  • CUSHING FORCEPS STRAIGHT 1x2, 7" DISSECTOR END
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    Cushing Forceps Straight 1x2, 7" Dissector End

    These 7-inch Cushing forceps feature straight tips with a 1x2 tooth configuration and a dissector end. The 1x2 teeth provide a secure grip on tissu...

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  • Cushing Forceps Straight Serrated 7" Gutsch
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    Cushing Forceps Straight Serrated 7" Gutsch

    These 7-inch Cushing forceps feature straight, serrated tips, designed to provide a secure and non-slip grip on delicate tissues. The serrations al...

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  • Cushing Forceps Straight Serrated 1x2 7" Gutsch
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    Cushing Forceps Straight Serrated 1x2 7" Gutsch

    These 7-inch Cushing forceps feature straight, 1x2 serrated teeth and are designed for precise tissue grasping. The serrated teeth provide a secure...

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  • Cushing Forceps Straight 1x2 7" Gutsch
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    Cushing Forceps Straight 1x2 7" Gutsch

    These 7-inch Cushing forceps feature straight tips with 1x2 interdigitating teeth, designed for secure tissue manipulation. The 1x2 teeth provide a...

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  • Cushing Dressing Forceps TC Straight 17cm
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    Cushing Dressing Forceps TC Straight 17cm

    Cushing dressing forceps with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, straight serrated tips, 17cm working length. Forged from German surgical stainless ste...

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  • Cushing Dressing Forceps Straight 17cm
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    Cushing Dressing Forceps Straight 17cm

    Cushing dressing forceps with straight serrated tips, 17cm working length. Forged from German surgical stainless steel for dressing handling and ti...

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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.