Mosquito Forceps (Straight), OLTEN

A small, straight or curved hemostatic forceps used to hold delicate tissue or compress a bleeding vessel.

Mosquito forceps are one of many types of hemostatic forceps. They also are commonly known as “mosquito clamps.” The name of this category of forceps is a reference to their size; though not quite as small as a mosquito, these clamps are among the smallest types of surgical forceps in macroscopic medicine.