Maxillary Reposition Forceps 13 cm, Pointed

What maxillary reposition forceps are

Maxillary reposition forceps are pointed reduction forceps sized for the upper jaw. After a Le Fort I cut, or a fracture through the midface, the bone edges have to be drawn back together and held while a small plate is laid across them. Two sharp points, one on each side of the line, take hold on thin maxillary bone where a broad jaw has little to grip. The points go in at the cut edge, the rings close, and the two sides of the fracture come together under the surgeon’s eye.

Search for maxillary reposition forceps and Google AI Mode, read on 3 November 2026, answers with a different instrument, the Rowe maxillary disimpaction forceps, which frees the whole upper jaw. That is not this one; our Rowe forceps are on their own listing. The case it names, the Le Fort I osteotomy and the repair of midface trauma, is where this small forceps works too.

Gemini, read the same day, describes this pattern correctly: fine, sharply pointed tips on a small ring handled frame for delicate maxillary bone. It lists it as fine maxillary reduction forceps and mini maxillary bone holding forceps, and buyers search the class as pointed reduction forceps or simply reduction forceps.

Key design features

Curved jaws with pointed tips

In our photograph the jaws curve to one side and end in points, and the drawing beside it shows the tip from the side. The points sit in the bone either side of the fracture line, and closing the rings draws the two edges together. Set the points a few millimeters back from the edge, so they hold in solid bone rather than in the crumbled margin of the fracture.

A ratchet between the rings

The ring handles carry a ratchet. Once the points are set and the edges meet, the ratchet holds the jaws closed and the forceps can be left in place while the plate is fitted and screwed down.

Thirteen centimeters

At 13 cm it is small enough to work through the mouth on the upper jaw, or through a short facial incision, without crowding the plate and the screwdriver. Two of them hold a long fracture line at both ends. A small forceps is also easy to move, so the reduction can be adjusted point by point before the first screw goes in.

Made for thin bone

The bone of the upper jaw and the midface is thinner than the lower jaw. Gemini sets this pattern apart from the Steinhaeuser for that reason: fine pointed tips for delicate maxillary bone, where the Steinhaeuser is used on the flatter surfaces of the ramus. On a combined case of both jaws, the two sit side by side on the tray and each goes to its own jaw.

Which one to order

The small reposition forceps on our site, read on 3 November 2026.

Where it is used

Gemini, read on 3 November 2026, places the maxillary reposition forceps in oral and maxillofacial and facial trauma surgery, on the segments of a Le Fort I osteotomy, fragments of the palate and the bone edges of the midface.

What it holds back, and what it must not do

It holds small fragments in line. It does not free the upper jaw, and it is not a lever.

How it compares with the rest of the family

Ten reposition, bone holding and disimpaction forceps make up this family on our site. The working ends are read off each listing’s own photograph, the options off the variations, the lengths off the name and the prices off the order form, on 3 November 2026.

Materials and finish

Every maxillary reposition forceps we make is formed from high quality medical grade stainless steel. The steel itself is made to a German specification. We do not publish a grade number.

The finish is plain steel. Look at the points before each case: a blunted point slips on bone, and a bent one no longer meets its partner.

Caring for it

Rinse it as soon as the case ends, before blood and bone dust dry in the joint or between the ratchet teeth. Open the jaws, brush the joint, the points and the ratchet, and clean it in the washer with the joint open. Dry it, oil the joint with instrument lubricant, and steam sterilize it on the normal cycle with the ratchet unlocked. Close it gently to check the points still meet.

Ordering and wholesale

The maxillary reposition forceps is made by Adas Instruments in our own workshop and sold direct, which is why the price sits where it does against the catalog houses. Order one for a single tray, or in quantity for a hospital list or a distributor line. We do OEM work under your own brand and your own item numbers. Send us a sample and we will hold a run to your pattern rather than ours. Stock items ship from our own workshop. Backorder items take 10 to 12 working days to make. Every instrument carries a three year replacement warranty against manufacturing defects. Production is controlled under an ISO 13485 quality management system.

Frequently asked questions

What are maxillary reposition forceps used for?

They hold fragments of the upper jaw and the midface in line while a plate is fixed, after a Le Fort I osteotomy or a midface fracture. The curved jaws end in points that take hold either side of the line, and a ratchet keeps them closed. Ours is 13 cm.

Are maxillary reposition forceps the same as Rowe disimpaction forceps?

No. AI Mode answers this search with the Rowe maxillary disimpaction forceps, a left and right pair that frees the whole upper jaw. This is a small pointed forceps that holds fragments for fixation. Both are on our site.

Are these pointed reduction forceps?

Yes. Pointed reduction forceps is the class name for a forceps whose jaws end in points that draw two bone edges together. This one is sized for the upper jaw and the midface, at 13 cm with ring handles and a ratchet.

How is it different from the Steinhaeuser reposition forceps?

Both are 13 cm and 16 dollars. Gemini gives the maxillary forceps fine pointed tips for delicate maxillary bone, and the Steinhaeuser curved jaws for the flatter surfaces of the ramus. A tray for both jaws can carry one of each.

Can the maxillary reposition forceps be autoclaved?

Yes. It is stainless steel with no coating, and it goes through the normal steam cycle with the rest of the tray. Clean it with the joint open, oil the joint, and sterilize it with the ratchet unlocked.

Related products and categories

Three more bone forceps from the same family: the reposition forceps with stepped tip, the reposition forceps, plain tip and the Lewin bone holding forceps. The rest of the range is under maxillofacial instruments, which sits inside our ENT instruments.