Sklar Hegenbarth Applying Forceps, 5 Inch

The Sklar Hegenbarth Applying Forceps is a 5 inch instrument designed to hold and apply small surgical clips or ligature devices precisely at the point where a vessel or duct needs to be secured. Applying forceps of this kind are built with a jaw shaped to seat a clip firmly before it is closed onto the target tissue, giving the surgeon better control over clip placement than attempting to position a clip with a general purpose grasping instrument.

Surgeons use instruments like this throughout general, vascular and laparoscopic assisted open procedures whenever small clips are used for hemostasis or duct closure rather than suture ligation. This is a single size listing as offered by Sklar for the Hegenbarth pattern, made from surgical grade stainless steel and intended for repeated sterilized use as part of a general surgery instrument set alongside compatible clip systems used within the same department.