Denton A. Cooley — DeBakey’s contemporary and rival in mid-twentieth-century Houston heart surgery — lent his name to a family of atraumatic vascular instruments used across cardiac and vascular operations. Cooley patterns include vascular forceps (similar to DeBakey but with subtly different jaw geometry), atrial retractors, and vascular clamps. The Cooley atraumatic forceps’ fine longitudinal serration grips vessel walls reliably without crushing. Lengths of 15 cm, 18 cm, and 24 cm are standard. The Cooley name remains prominent in cardiac surgery instrument sets despite the field’s evolution; many of his original patterns are still manufactured unchanged.
Cooley Atraumatic Tissue Forceps — 24 cm (24.0 cm) — manufactured under reference DF 03-342-02. The atraumatic jaw surface grips without crushing — essential for vessel and nerve handling.
| Reference / SKU | DF 03-342-02 |
| Pattern | Cooley |
| Working length | 24 cm (240 mm) |
| Tip configuration | Atraumatic |
| Material | AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel |
| Sterilization | Steam autoclave to 134 °C · EtO compatible |
| Quality system | ISO 13485:2016 · CE-marked under EU MDR 2017/745 · FDA establishment-registered |
- Cooley Atraumatic Tissue Forceps — 19.5 cm (DF 03-342-01)
- Cooley Atraumatic Tissue Forceps — 24 cm, Pattern 343 (DF 03-343-01)
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.





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