M A YO S TR A IGH T M A Y O C U R VE D M ETZE N B A U M SC ISS OR S /
FIN E SC ISS OR S
used for cutting suture used to cut heavy tissue tough used to cut fine structures like
thread, bandage, and gauze structures like skin, fascia, vessels, tendons, and other
piece muscle, etc. soft tissue.
K OC H A R FOR C EP S
K E LLY STR A IGH T OV U M OR
SP ON GE FOR C E PS
It has 1×2 teeth on a straight or
curved jaw. available in various sizes. It is
uses controlling bleeding and Sponge forceps are used to used for a strong grip. Mostly used in
orthopedics, and general surgery to hold
retraction of skin and tissue apply antiseptic solutions the muscles, ligaments, gallbladder, thyroid,
and to hold or retract tissues etc.
like the cervix.
D EA VE R R E TR A C TOR R IC H A R D S ON GOU LE T
used to retract deep
abdominal or chest
incisionsused to retract
deep abdominal or chest used to retract deep used to retract shallow or
incisions. available in abdominal or chest incisions superficial incisions
various widths
A R M Y - N A VY WE ITLA N E R /
S ELF R ETA IN IN G
CO
IN SU MM
ST RG O
RU IC N
M AL
It is available with two types of ends,
EN
Sharp and Blunt. It is mainly used for
retracting skin ends in small incisions.
Like bone & joint procedures,
small neurosurgical procedures, and
TS
used to retract shallow or plastic surgeries .Which has two
superficial incisions pointed ends, it is used to retract
small incision.
M OS QU ITO STR A IGH T OR B U R LISH EA R A LLIS FOR C EP S/C LA M P S
C U R VE D
With sharp tooth – Used to
grasp and hold heavy tissues
(skin, fascia, organs, bowel,
used to clamp small blood used to clamp deep blood breast) and also to clamp
vessels vessels. materials like tubes and
drapes.
B A B C OC K FOR C EP S TOWE L C LA M P /C LIP
H E M OS TA TIC C LIPS
A N D A PP LIC A TOR
Similar to Allis forcep Less traumatic
because of rounded edges, used to
grasp delicate tubular structures used in surgical procedures and other
used to hold and grasp towels and drapes, bleeding conditions to control bleeding by
(ureters, intestine, appendix) during
to maintain a sterile field during surgery or application of a hemostatic clip. mostly
laparotomy
any invasive procedure used in vascular surgeries. It is available in
various sizes as per usage.
R IGH T- A N GLE FOR C EP S M A YO-H E GA R N E ED LE D E B A K E Y FOR C EP S
H OLD ER
Another name is “Mixter”. A right
angle is used to clamp hard-to- A traumatic tissue forceps,
reach vessels and to place sutures
used for delicate tissue,
around the vessel. The right angle
with a suture attached is called a “tie used to grasp/hold and guide particularly in cardiovascular
on a passer” the needle when suturing surgery to avoid tissue
damage during manipulation
TOOTH FOR C E PS /TH U M B
A D SON P IC K U P
FOR C E PS
FOR C EP S/D U R A FOR C EP S
used to grasp/hold tough/hard a rounded perimeter
tissue such as breast, skin, multitooth tip used for
Nontoothed used to grasp the fascia, etc. single tooth forceps maximum tissue grip,
delicate tissue. Or with teeth are known as “Rat tooth
used to grasp the skin
and nontraumatic
forceps”. It’s available in single
or multiple teeth tissue grasping during
dissecting.
