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General surgeryDissection and grasping

Allis forceps

Grasping forceps with multiple fine, blunt teeth at the tip.

How it is used

Grasping tissue for traction without excessive crushing: bowel, breast, skin.

Sources

This entry is part of the Instriq catalog, researched and written per specialty from real web research -- never generated or invented without verification -- and reviewed skeptically and independently before publication. How this catalog is written.

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History

Added to the catalog on 2026-09-29.

Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.

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