Forceps are an instrument that are handheld.
=== Kelly forceps ===Kelly forceps are a type of hemostat usually made of stainless steel
=== 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

