"Halstead’s Straight Artery Forceps - possess conical jaws with fine serrations and terminate in a fine point well suited for blunt dissection and for isolating and grasping small vessels. This form enables the operator to grasp an artery alone or to confine the enclosed mass in cases where ligation is required.  They are also advantageous for work in dense or cicatricial tissues where a mass needs penetrated."  1899 Truax - fig.652