Forceps are used for grasping and holding objects.
=== Other medical forceps ===Other types of forceps include:Alligator forcepsAnesthesia forceps, often with smooth jaw surface for clamping tubes such as a double-lumen tubeArtery forceps, also known as a hemostatAtraumatic forceps, Debaker forcepsBiopsy forcepsBone-cutting forcepsBone-reduction forcepsBone-holding forcepsBulldog forcepsCatheter forcepsCilia forcepsCurettes forcepsDebaker forcepsDermal forceps & nippersDressing forcepsEar forcepsEye forcepsGallbladder forcepsGerald forcepsHarvey forcepsHemostatic forcepsHysterectomy forcepsIntestinal forcepsMagill forcepsMicrosurgery forcepsNasal forcepsNeedle holderObstetrical forcepsPostmortem forcepsSplinter forcepsSponge forcepsSpreading forcepsSterilizer forcepsSuture sundries forcepsTenaculum forcepsThoracic forcepsThoracic surgical forcepsThumb forceps'Tissue forcepsTongue forcepsTooth extracting forcepsTubing forcepsUterine forcepsVulsellum forceps - used to grasp cervical lips to visualize the cervix
Depending on their function, basic surgical forceps can be categorized into the following groups:Non-disposable forceps

