Clamps

Crile Hemostat

aka “snap,” atraumatic and non toothed clamp used to grasp tissue or vessels that will be tied off. Also used in blunt dissection.

A hemostat (also called a hemostat clamp, arterial forceps, or pean after Jules-Emile Pean) is a surgical tool used in many surgical procedures to control bleeding. For that reason it's common to see the initial incision lined with hemostats closing blood vessels awaiting ligation during the initial phases of surgery.

The hemostat has handles that can be held in place by their locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is typically a series of interlocking teeth, a few one each handle, that allow the user to adjust the clamping force force of the pliers.

Kelly Clamp

Larger size variation of hemostat with similar function for grasping larger tissues or vessels.

Kelly forceps (also known as Mosquito or Rochester forceps) are a type of hemostat usually made of stainless steel. They resemble a pair of scissors with the blade replaced by a blunted grip. They also feature a locking mechanism to allow them to act as clamps. Kelly hemostats are distinguished from the crile variety, in part, by their cross-hatched grip pattern, as opposed to a simple system of grooves.

Kocher Clamp

Traumatic toothed clamp used to hold tissue that will be removed.

Allis and Babcock Clamps

Slightly rounded jaws, both are used for grasping intestine.

Allis-Babcock Tissue Forceps are specifically designed to be used during general surgical procedures in which tissue needs to be grabbed while minimizing any trauma that may be produced to the area. Due to the jaw tips that are fenestrated and angled to the side, this forceps may also be ideal for grasping areas such as the uterus or intestines.

The Allis-Babcock Intestinal and tissue grasping forceps are used to gently hold the viable intestinal mucosa, omental fat, peritoneal membranes and fascia during bowel surgery such as intestinal reaction, appendectomy, ileostomy, and colostomy. The Babcock Intestinal and tissue grasping forceps have two long and straight blades that end in curved fenestrated jaws which are finely serrated to ensure minimal tissue trauma.