Hemostatic forceps: Hinged (locking) Forceps. Many hemostatic forceps bear the name of the designer (Kelly, Holstead, Crile). They are used to clamp and hold blood vessels.
Classification by size and shape and size of tips
Hemostatic forceps and hemostats may be curved or straight.
Kelly Hemostatic Forceps and Mosquito Hemostats
Both are transversely serrated.
Mosquito hemostats (A) are more delicate than Kelly hemostatic forceps (B).
Comparison of Kelly and Mosquito tips
Mosquito hemostats (A) have a smaller, finer tip.
Carmalt
Heavier than Kelly.
Preferred for clamping of ovarian pedicals during an ovariohysterectomy surgery because the serrations run longitudinally.