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Instrument name: Allis Clamp
Alternate name: Allis tissue forcep
Instrument category: Clamps
Used for: Grasping and holding tissue without crushing
Specialty commonly used in: General surgery, gynecology, and otolaryngology
Instrument name: Babcock Clamp
Alternate name: Babcock tissue
Specialty commonly used in: General and gynecology surgery
Instrument name: Halstead Clamp
Alternate name: Hemostat, Mosquito, Hartmann, Halsted, Jacobson, Jake, Crile
Specialty commonly used in: All surgical specialties
Instrument name: Kelly Clamp
Alternate name: Crile, Hemostat, Kelly Artery
Instrument name: Kocher Clamp
Alternate name: Ochsner, Kocher, Rochester Ochsner, Ochsner Artery
Used for: Grasping, holding, and crushing heavy tissue
Specialty commonly used in: General surgery and gynecological surgery, but can also be used to hold a peanut for blunt dissection
Instrument name: Long Kocher with Peanut
Alternate name: Blunt dissector, Kittner
Used for: Grasping, holding, and crushing tissue. Clamp can also hold an x-ray detectable gauze sponge that will bluntly dissect tissue deep within the cavity.
Instrument name: Long Mixter Clamp
Alternate name: Gemini, Right Angle
Used for: Clamping, dissecting, or grasping tissue
Specialty commonly used in: General, gynecology, vascular, otolaryngology, and thoracic surgery. Also used to pass a suture around a vessel.
Instrument name: Mosquito Clamp
Alternate name: Hemostat, Mosquito, Hartmann, Halsted, Jacobson, Jake, snap
Instrument name: Towel Clip Clamp
Alternate name: Towel Clip, Towel Forcep, Drape Clip
Used for: Grasping tissue, or to hold small bone fractures in place, but most often used to secure towels or drapes
Specialty commonly used in: Gynecological and orthopedic surgery, and to secure towels and drapes in all surgical procedures