Abstract: A forceps which includes two halves with each half having an elongate body portion with a handle member on one end portion and a distal tip on the other end portion. Spaced hinge parts are carried on the body portion of one half and engage inset recesses formed in the body portion of the other half so that manipulation of the handles will open and close the distal tips relative to each other without changing the exterior size of the combined body portions of the two halves. The two halves are readily separable for sterilization.