SILVERGlide® Bipolar Forceps

Our SILVERGlide family of non-stick bipolar forceps is designed to address the issue of tissue adhesion and thermal damage during surgery. We offer a wide range of SILVERGlide forceps to meet your surgical needs:

  • Keyhole Maximum Access
  • Standard
  • Precision
  • Irrigating
  • ProSeries
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Features and benefits

How SILVERGlide eliminates sticking

Standard forceps
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Hot spots from sparks occur during coagulation.
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Hot spots start to occur during coagulation.
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These hot spots cause localized sticking
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Heat is diffused rapidly to prevent sticking.
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Tissue seared to the forceps tips is ripped away
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The forceps can be removed without tissue sticking
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The SILVERGlide family

  • SILVERGlide Keyhole MAXIUMUM ACCESS
  • SILVERGlide Standard
  • SILVERGlide Precision
  • SILVERGlide Irrigating
  • SILVERGlide ProSeries
  • SILVERGlide accessories

SILVERGlide Keyhole Maximum Access

The Keyhole Maximum Access series is a bayonet-style forceps that comes in a range of lengths, tip sizes and angles.

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SILVERGlide Standard

The Standard series includes five styles with a variety of tips.

4.0 in (10 cm) jewelers

0.4 mm or 0.7 mm tip

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5.0 in (12.5 cm) adson

0.4 mm, 0.7 mm, or 1.2 mm tip

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6.0 in (15 cm) semkin

1.2 mm tip

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7.5 in (19 cm) cushing

0.4 mm, 0.7 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm tip, 1.5 mm tip or 2.0 mm tip

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8.3 in (21 cm) cushing

0.4 mm, 0.7 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm tip, 1.5 mm tip or 2.0 mm tip

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7.8 in (20 cm) Scoville-Greenwood

1.5 mm tip

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SILVERGlide Precision guide-stop

SILVERGlide Precision models feature a guidestop that keeps tips aligned, reduces scissoring and helps with overall dissection. Choose from straight or bayonet style in four lengths.

7.0 in (18 cm) Precision straight

0.7 mm tip, 1.0 mm tip, 1.0 mm angled tip or 2.0 mm angled tip

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6.1 in (15.5 cm) Precision bayonet

6.1 in (15.5 cm), 7.5 in (19 cm), 8.7 in (22 cm), 9.7 in (24 cm)

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SILVERGlide Irrigating

The bayonet-style Irrigating series features an innovative hollow-tine design that brings irrigation exactly where you need it—to the tip of the forceps. Separate fluid and electrical connectors accept a wide variety of cord-tubing sets. The forceps’ guidestop keeps tips aligned, reduces scissoring and helps with overall dissection.

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SILVERGlide ProSeries

The ProSeries enhances the features you love—non-stick silver plating and guide-stops for reduced scissoring and better control—with thinner tines, longer length and slimmer handles that enhance access, visibility and comfort in the delicate applications and smaller incisions of minimally invasive procedures. Choose from straight or bayonet style in six lengths.

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7.5 in (19 cm) ProSeries straight bayonet

0.7 mm tip, 1.0 mm tip, 1.0 mm 30° upward-angled angled tip or 2.0 mm 30° upward-angled angled tip

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5.7 in (14.5 cm) ProSeries bayonet

6.3 in (16 cm), 7.5 in (19 cm), 8.7 in (22 cm), 9.5 in (24 cm), 11 in (28 cm) wide variety of tips

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SILVERGlide accessories

We have a full range of accessories to help your SILVERGlide forceps deliver optimal performance and flexibility.

  • Reusable cable—sturdy silicon rubber wire with SnugShield feature for a secure electrical connection
  • Disposable cable—sturdy PVC rubber with SnugShield feature for a secure electrical connection
  • Sterilization trays—two piece, five piece and 10 piece
  • Polishing cloths
  • Tip guards

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The SILVERGlide forceps don’t char or stick, and because of this are extremely accurate in their application of energy. They’ve proven to be one of the best equipment purchases I’ve made.

Mark Glasgold, M.D. | Highland Park, New Jersey

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