Surgical forceps divide into two families before any other distinction: those held like a pen and those held like scissors. Peak Surgicals stocks 69 patterns, in German stainless steel and CE marked and built under ISO 13485. Compare all 69 patterns in the grid below.
Thumb or Ringed? The First Division
Thumb forceps are spring instruments. Two arms joined at one end, held between thumb and forefinger, closing only while the hand squeezes and opening the moment it relaxes. They give continuous, variable pressure and instant release, and they cannot be left in place.
Ringed forceps are the opposite. Finger rings, a box lock and a ratchet at the handles, so the instrument closes to a set position and stays there without the hand. That is what a haemostat has to do: clamp a vessel and be released, leaving the surgeon free to tie or cauterise. Every pattern on this page is a ringed instrument, and the ratchet is the reason. Beyond that, the choices are jaw pattern, working length and whether the jaw is built to crush or to hold. We supply every pattern at MOQ 1.
Haemostats: Mosquito, Standard and Toothed
Haemostats are sized to the vessel and the depth. Mosquito patterns are the finest: Halsted Mosquito Forceps (from $5.50), Hartman Mosquito Forceps (from $4.40) and Jacobson Mosquito Forceps ($6.05) take small subcutaneous bleeders with fully serrated jaws that close along their whole length.
Standard haemostats step up from there. Crile Forceps ($6.05) and Kelly Artery Forceps ($6.05) look alike and differ in one detail: Crile jaws are serrated to the tip, Kelly jaws only to the midpoint, which lets a Kelly grasp without crushing the tissue at its tip. Rankin Artery Forceps ($5.72), Coller Artery Forceps ($4.95), Meeker Artery Forceps (from $8.80), Pean Artery Forceps (from $8.80) and Providence Hospital Artery Forceps ($6.05) extend the range, and Carmalt Artery Forceps (from $4.40) adds longitudinal serrations for larger pedicles. Ochsner Artery Forceps (from $6.82) and Kocher Artery Forceps (from $9.90) carry 1×2 teeth at the tip for a positive grip on fascia.
Tissue Forceps: Hold or Crush
Tissue forceps trade grip against damage, and the jaw tells you which way a pattern leans. Allis Tissue Holding Forceps (from $7.15) and Allis Ochsner Tissue Forceps ($5.50) carry short interlocking teeth that hold firmly on tissue destined for removal. Babcock Tissue Holding Forceps (from $4.40) does the opposite: a fenestrated, smoothly curved jaw with no teeth at all, which encircles bowel or a delicate structure without perforating it.
Non-crushing intestinal patterns take that further. Doyen Intestinal Forceps ($4.95), Glassman Allis Non Crushing Intestinal Forceps (from $8.80), Bainbridge Intestinal Forceps (from $6.60), Lockwood Intestinal Forceps ($4.62) and Kocher Intestinal Forceps (from $4.95) occlude bowel without damaging the wall, which is what allows a segment to be held for anastomosis and then released intact.
Towel, Duct and Specialty Patterns
Specialty patterns fill the remainder of the range. Towel forceps fix drapes: Backhaus Towel Forceps (from $5.94) and Roeder Towel Forceps ($4.95) use sharp points, while Lorna Non Perforating Towel Forceps (from $6.60) holds without piercing the drape.
Duct and biliary work has its own jaws. Mixter Gall Duct Forceps (from $8.80), Lahey Gall Duct Forceps (from $5.50) and Shallcross Cystic Duct Forceps ($8.80) present right-angled or fine curved tips for passing behind a duct. Rochester Gall Stone Forceps ($11.00) and Randall Kidney Stone Forceps (PS-1361, $19.80) carry cupped, fenestrated jaws for retrieving calculi intact. Thoms Tissue Forceps ($7.04), Lahey Goiter Vulsellum Forceps ($8.80), Lovelace Lung Forceps ($4.40) and Pennington Hemorrhoidal Forceps ($4.40) cover thyroid, thoracic and proctological grasping.
Material, Reprocessing and Certification
Every pattern is forged from German stainless steel and passivated for corrosion resistance across repeated cycles. The inspection point on a ringed forceps is the box lock and the ratchet, and it should be tested rather than looked at: close the handles to the first tooth and try to push the jaws open, because a ratchet that releases under load is the failure that matters. Then hold the closed jaws to light and confirm the serrations meet along their full length with no daylight and no lateral offset. On toothed patterns confirm every tooth is intact and inter-meshing. Clean immediately with a neutral-pH enzymatic solution, brushing into the box lock and along the serrations before residue dries, then rinse with deionised water and dry fully before autoclaving at 134°C.
These are Class I reusable devices, CE marked and built under ISO 13485, with a one-year warranty. We ship at MOQ 1 with free shipping over $99, and OEM production is available. See Surgical Scissors for the cutting range, or browse all Surgical Instruments. Talk to us about OEM terms.
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