Semb Periosteal Elevator

Semb Periosteal Elevator, manufactured by Fizza Surgical under reference BS 14-640-01.

Forceps are the most numerous instrument family in any general-surgery tray — a class that spans hemostatic clamps, tissue-grasping instruments, dressing forceps, and specialty patterns developed for specific anatomical regions. Modern forceps design hasn’t changed fundamentally since the late nineteenth century: a box-lock joint, finger-ring handles, ratcheted closure, and working jaws shaped for the intended tissue type. What separates a workhorse pattern from a specialty instrument is the jaw geometry — toothed or atraumatic, serrated or smooth, straight or curved — and the choice depends on whether the surgeon needs to clamp, grip, manipulate, or simply hold. Fizza Surgical manufactures forceps to ISO 13485:2016 from German-grade AISI 420 stainless steel, with tungsten-carbide tip inserts available on premium variants.

Fizza Surgical International has manufactured surgical instruments at its Sialkot, Pakistan facility since 1980 — more than four decades of continuous operation under one family ownership. The factory holds ISO 13485:2016 certification for medical devices and CE marking under EU MDR 2017/745, the regulatory baseline European hospitals and distributors require. FDA establishment registration covers exports to the United States.