Dissection Forceps
Thermo Scientific™ Shandon™ Cartilage Straight Thumb Forceps, Straight, Standard, 5 in. (12.7cm)
Choose 5″ (12.7cm) cartilage thumb forceps with straight arms and fine points for quality and precision.
Thermo Scientific™ Shandon™ Cartilage Curved Thumb Forceps, Curved, Fine Point, standard, 5 in. (12.7cm)
Choose 5″ (12.7cm) cartilage thumb forceps with curved arms and fine points for quality and precision.
Alfa Aesar™ PTFE Tweezers-Forceps
Totally inert and non-contaminating
Thermo Scientific™ Shandon™ Microdissecting Extra Fine Tip Thumb Forceps, Extra Fine Tips, curved, 4.5 in. (11.4cm)
Choose 4.5″ (11.4cm) microdissecting extra fine tip thumb forceps with extra fine tips and curved arms for quality and precision.
Thermo Scientific™ Coverglass Thumb Forceps, 4.75 in. (12.1cm)
Choose 4.75″ (12.1cm) coverglass thumb forceps for quality and precision.
Thermo Scientific™ Kuehne Coverglass Thumb Forceps, 4 in. (10.2cm)
Choose 4″ (10.2cm) Kuehne Coverglass Thumb Forceps, featuring angled tips for quality and precision.
Thermo Scientific™ Shandon™ Halstead’s Hemostatic Mosquito Curved Forceps, Curved, standard, 5 in. (12.7cm)
Choose 5″ (12.7cm) curved Halstead' s Hemostatic Mosquito Curved Forceps for quality and precision.
Thermo Scientific™ Shandon™ Broad Point Dressing Thumb Forceps
Select a fine serrated tip ranging in size from 4.5 to 12 in. (11.4 to 30.5cm) on the Shandon™ Broad Point Dressing Thumb Forceps.
Thermo Scientific™ Shandon™ Tissue Thumb Forceps, 2 x 3 Teeth
Available in premium and standard grades
Thermo Scientific™ Shandon™ Tube Occluding Clamp Hemostatic Forceps
For quality and precision, choose Thermo Scientific™ Shandon™ Tube Occluding Clamp Hemostatic Forceps with straight arms and smooth jaws.
S Murray™ Stainless Steel Entomological Spring Forceps
Use these forceps for a variety of applications. S Murray™ Stainless Steel Entomological Spring Forceps are fully guaranteed in normal use and subject to stringent quality inspection procedures.
S Murray™ Stainless Steel Spring Forceps
Use these forceps for applications such as major and minor surgery, post mortem, dissecting and dressing sets. S Murray™ Stainless Steel Spring Forceps comply with the requirements of the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC, with full traceability maintained throughout the manufacturing process.
S Murray™ Stainless Steel Watchmaker Forceps
Use these forceps for dissection and manipulating slides and cover glasses. S Murray™ Stainless Steel Watchmaker Forceps are made from high grade stainless steel in accordance to the specifications of ISO 7153-1.
S Murray™ Stainless Steel Featherweight Spring Forceps
Use these forceps for general laboratory applications. S Murray™ Stainless Steel Featherweight Spring Forceps are suitable for theatre, ward, veterinary, dental and chiropody use.
Dissecting forceps, or dissection forceps are important tools that are typically used in labs and clinical environments. They are made from steel or nylon and the tips, or end styles include straight or curved, blunt, rat tooth, flat or fine pointed.
What are forceps used for?
There are different styles of forceps to suit many applications where grasping or handling tissues and specimens is required, such as surgery, post mortem, veterinary and dental labs as well as dissection of tissue samples and also general lab use including manipulating smaller objects such as cover slips (cover glasses, cover slides) onto microscope slides. They can also be used in manufacturing processes where accuracy and precision tasks are carried out.
- Spring forceps include Storkbill and Featherweight designs. Used for a variety of applications such as surgery, post mortem, dissecting etc., and a variety of life science applications.
- Thumb forceps can be straight or curved and have fine points. They are used when quality and precision are required. Extra fine tip thumb forceps are used for micro dissection tasks.
- Entomology forceps are used for a variety of applications, while rat tooth designs are ideal for major and minor surgery applications.
- Locking hemostatic, scissor handle forceps are also referred to as clamps and are used to securely hold tissue and control blood flow.
- Complete dissection sets (kits) are also available and will include other tools such as scalpels, scissors and dissecting needles. These are ideal for lab use and teaching environments.