Sklar Chaput Tissue Forceps, Straight
A 5 inch straight tissue forceps with a 2x3 tooth pattern, used to grasp and hold tissue securely during general surgery and wound closure.
The Sklar Chaput Tissue Forceps is a 5 inch straight instrument with a 2x3 tooth jaw pattern, meaning one jaw carries two teeth and the opposing jaw carries three, interlocking to grip tissue firmly without the wide crush pattern of a plain-jawed forceps. This tooth arrangement is a common feature of tissue forceps used throughout general surgery, where the surgeon needs to hold skin, fascia or other tissue steady for cutting or suturing without the tissue slipping free mid-step.
The straight profile makes this forceps versatile for a wide range of open procedures, from routine wound closure to more involved general surgical dissection. Tissue forceps of this pattern are one of the most frequently reached-for instruments on a surgical tray because nearly every incision and closure calls for some form of tissue stabilization.
Surgeons and surgical assistants across specialties use forceps like this daily, and it is a standard reusable stainless steel instrument that is cleaned, inspected for tooth alignment and sterilized between cases like the rest of a general surgery tray.
