Surgical instruments
Gregory Carotid Bulldog Clamp
Web referenceTGI-C-E2DFB21DQuote this to us. It identifies this page, not a factory part number.
Sizes TGI publishes4 5/8" · 6.4cm · 12.0mm Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
Also printed on the photographangled · long atraumatic jaws · distal tip · cross-action handle Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.
Also called Bulldog Forceps · Serrefine
The jaw is set at roughly a right angle to the shank for reach into a confined field, and it is made as mirrored left- and right-sided pairs, unlike the straight or gently curved, unsided Johns Hopkins pattern.
A bulldog clamp is a small spring clamp with no box joint, no screw and no ratchet. The two arms form a single spring that holds the jaws closed; squeezing the arms opens the jaws, and releasing them lets the spring close again, so the closing force is fixed by the spring rather than set by the user. Jaw faces are made either with fine cross serration or with the flatter longitudinal rows the trade calls atraumatic, and jaw form is made straight, curved, strongly curved and angled. Catalogs publish the jaw length in millimeters as the main size, sometimes with an overall length beside it, and the same pattern is offered in stainless steel and in titanium.
Minimum order300 instrumentsThe minimum for surgical instruments. Mixed orders are quoted against your list.
Lead timeInstruments ~2-3 weeks · full sets ~4-6 weeks after advance.
Quality control
The inspection step is set by the line you order.
- Economy line
- sample: visual + dimensional
- Clinical line
- sample + boil test
- Premium line
- tighter sample + hardness test
- Executive line
- 100% inspection + laser mark
Finish A color is a second choice, made on top of the line. Colored finishes on request, on any instrument, in addition to the steel line. Evidenced: black · gold · rose gold · blue · rainbow (anodised titanium).
How it is built
- Spring clamp: the two arms form the spring, and there is no box joint, no screw and no ratchet
- Jaws rest closed and are opened by squeezing the arms; closing force is set by the spring, not by the user
- Jaw faces made with fine or thick cross serration, or with the flatter longitudinal rows called atraumatic
- Made straight, curved, strongly curved and angled
- Sized primarily by jaw length in millimeters; overall length quoted beside it on some listings
- Made in stainless steel and in titanium in the same patterns
- Ultra-light sub-group publishes weight and closing pressure as part of the specification
PatternsDieffenbach · DeBakey · Diethrich · Cooley · Potts · Kitzmiller
The standard sizes this kind of instrument is made in
jaw 11.0 mm, overall 1 1/8 in, straight · jaw 17.0 mm, overall 1 5/8 in, strongly curved · jaw 14.0 mm, angled, ultra-light · jaw 18.0 mm, angled, ultra-light · working-end range 8 mm to 20 mm (Diethrich pattern) · 85 mm (3 3/8 in) overall, DeBakey atraumatic jaws · 100 mm (4 in) overall, DeBakey atraumatic jaws
These are the sizes the pattern is manufactured in across the trade. They are not a stock list. Tell us the size you need and we will quote against it.
This describes the bulldog clamp as an article. 5 other articles in this catalog share it: the sentence above is what separates this one. This describes the article. The steel, the finish and the inspection step are set by the line you order.
Material and quality
| Line | Steel | Origin | Finish | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy line | AISI 410 | Pakistani or Taiwanese | satin, passivated | sample: visual + dimensional |
| Clinical line | AISI 420 | Pakistani or German | satin, passivated | sample + boil test |
| Premium line | AISI 420-440C | German or Japanese | fine polish, passivated | tighter sample + hardness test |
| Executive line | AISI 440C | German or Japanese | mirror polish, passivated | 100% inspection + laser mark |
This is the steel each line is made from as standard. A different origin can be supplied on request (a lower grade in Japanese steel, for example), agreed on your order.
Premium is the line where the choice is yours: 420 or 440C, agreed on your order. Economy is always 410 and Executive is always 440C. Those three are the instrument steels. Hollowware and sterilization containers are made in AISI 202 on a Clinical order and AISI 304 on a Premium or Executive one, and they are not offered in the Economy line at all, which is the section above.
True of every order
Instruments are marked to the buyer's requirement (TGI, unmarked, or the buyer's own brand), agreed on the order.
Customized packaging is part of what TGI supplies. Your own printed boxes, your labels, your brand on the pack, or plain export packing, whichever your market needs. The packing for your order is agreed with you and confirmed on the order.
Manufactured under the quality management system covered by TGI's ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certificates. Certificate numbers and the issuer's registry are on the certification page. Open the certificates
Every batch of steel is ordered to a specified grade and arrives with the mill's own certificate, which identifies the mill and states the grade. TGI checks the material at the factory against its own requirement before it goes into production. That check is TGI's own inspection, not an independent laboratory test.
TGI manufactures in its own factory in Sialkot and also supplies articles made by contracted partner workshops, to TGI's specification. Which applies to a given article is confirmed on your order.
One-year guarantee on Premium and Executive tier instruments, hollowware and sterilization containers: any technical manufacturing defect, including material faults and rust, is replaced free of charge. Damage from handling or accidents is not covered. The year runs from the day the goods leave Sialkot.
If something is wrong with a delivery (a manufacturing defect, or a short or wrong article), tell us on WhatsApp within 7 days of delivery, with a video and photographs of what arrived. Replacement instruments are sent free of charge and dispatched within 24 hours of us seeing them; you pay the shipping, and they reach you as a normal order does.
Damage that happened after the goods left Sialkot is a claim against your carrier. The video of your parcel at the shipping office is sent to you before shipment and is the evidence that claim needs.
