Nicknamed the "stars and stripes hemostat," the Rochester-Carmalt Forceps are characterized by the longitudinal serrations that run the length of the blade with cross-hatching at the tip. These large, crushing hemostatic forceps are a choice instrument for clamping blood vessels and large tissues or ligating pedicles. The textured blades, along with the scissor like ratchet handles, ensure a strong grip of the clamped tissue with minimal chance of cutting the tissue during a procedure. One application for the Rochester-Carmalt Forceps is an ovariohysterectomy, where this instrument is used for crushing the vessels of the ovarian pedicle.