Scissors
527 scissors across general surgery, microsurgery, vascular, ENT, ophthalmic and dressing use, in straight, curved, angled and bayonet profiles, with supercut and tungsten-carbide options on many patterns.
General surgery: Metzenbaum, Mayo, Iris, Lister bandage, Spencer stitch, Littauer and Knowles. Fine and microsurgical: Stevens tenotomy, Castroviejo, Westcott, Vannas, Yasargil and Jameson-Reynolds. Vascular: Potts-Smith at 25°, 45° and 60°, Diethrich coronary artery and circumflex, Favaloro. Specialty: enterotomy, episiotomy, bipolar, cartilage and blepharoplasty patterns.
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The 6 1/2" Caplan Nasal Bone Scissors with Double Action are precision surgical instruments designed for cutting and reshaping the nasal bone durin...
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6 1/2" Locklin Scissors with Angled Serrated Open Shanks are precision surgical scissors designed for delicate tissue dissection. The angled serrat...
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The 5.5 Seibel Nucleus Chopper (RH) is a precision surgical tool used in cataract surgery, particularly for nucleus fragmentation during phacoemuls...
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The 5.5 Seibel Nucleus Chopper (LH) is a specialized tool used in cataract surgery for nucleus fragmentation. With a 5.5mm blade, it is designed fo...
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The 5" Kilner Undermining Scissors, Curved Delicate are precision scissors designed for fine, delicate tissue dissection. The curved blades provide...
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The 5" Fomon Nasal Scissors with GG Saber Back Blade TC are specialized surgical scissors designed for precise cutting in nasal surgeries. The GG s...
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The 5 5/8" Fomon Dorsal Scissors, GG are precision surgical scissors designed for delicate dissection in nasal and facial procedures. The GG serrat...
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A precision surgical instrument used for nasal procedures, featuring a curved design with a sabre back blade for enhanced control and precision. Th...
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5 1/2" Mattox-Potts scissors, 45° angled are specialized surgical scissors designed for precision cutting in vascular and microsurgical procedures....
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The 5 1/2" Mayo scissors, curved round, are precision surgical scissors designed for cutting soft tissues with minimal risk of damage. The curved b...
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The 5 1/2" Mayo scissors, curved and beveled, are precision surgical scissors designed for cutting delicate tissues with great accuracy. The curved...
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The 5 1/2" Lister bandage scissors are designed for safely cutting through bandages, dressings, and other materials without harming the skin. The b...
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The 5 1/2" Joseph scissors, straight with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, are precision surgical scissors designed for fine cutting. The straight bl...
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The 5 1/2-inch Mayo scissors with a straight beveled edge are compact, precision surgical instruments designed for cutting dense tissue with contro...
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The 4mm Bellucci Mini Scissors (Straight) are precision microsurgical scissors used in otologic and delicate surgical procedures. Featuring 4mm str...
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The Knapp Iris Scissors (S/B, Curved) are delicate surgical scissors used in ophthalmic surgeries. The S/B (sharp/blunt) tip design allows for prec...
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4 3/4" Spencer Suture Scissors, Bent Sideways are specialized scissors designed for precise suture removal. The sideways bend provides better acces...
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The 4 3/4" Knapp dissector scissors, fine, curved, sharp/sharp, are precision surgical scissors designed for delicate dissection of soft tissues. T...
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The 4 1/8" Iris Select scissors, fine and curved, are delicate surgical scissors designed for precise dissection in small, confined areas. The fine...
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4 1/8" Iris Select scissors are precision surgical scissors designed for excellent straight cutting. Their fine, sharp blades provide controlled, a...
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Metzenbaum or Mayo? It is the blade-to-shank ratio
The two most-used scissors in general surgery, and the confusion between them costs money.
A Metzenbaum has short blades on a long shank. That ratio is what makes it a dissecting scissor - the long shank reaches depth, the short blades open tissue planes with control, and the whole instrument is built light.
A Mayo has longer, heavier blades on a shorter shank. It is built to cut through substantial tissue and suture, and it cuts partly by mass.
Using a Metzenbaum to cut suture is the single most common way a good scissor is ruined. Suture is harder than the tissue a Metzenbaum's fine edge is ground for; a few cuts dull it, and a dull dissecting scissor chews planes instead of opening them. Keep a Mayo on the tray for suture and the Metzenbaum lasts years longer.
Iris scissors, and why there are so many
Iris scissors are short, fine and sharp-tipped - originally ophthalmic, now used anywhere delicate cutting is needed close to the surface. They appear here in straight, curved and angled forms, in supercut and tungsten carbide, in large-ring and standard handles.
The number to read is the length: an 11cm iris works in the fingertips at the surface, and anything longer is a different instrument for a different depth.
Curved, straight, or angled
Not a preference - each solves a different geometry problem.
Straight blades cut along the line of sight. Right for suture, dressings, and cutting towards yourself on a flat field.
Curved blades let the tip follow a plane that curves away, and let the surgeon see past the blade to the tissue beyond it. Most dissection is done curved for this reason.
Angled - the Potts-Smith range at 25°, 45° and 60° - puts the blade at an angle to the shank so it can enter a vessel lying across the working line. On an arteriotomy the angle is what keeps the surgeon's hand out of the view.
Tungsten carbide and supercut: two different upgrades
These get conflated and they solve unrelated problems.
Tungsten carbide means the cutting inserts are a harder material than the instrument body, usually marked with gold rings. The edge lasts substantially longer. That is all it does.
Supercut means one of the two blades carries a micro-serrated edge that stops tissue sliding forward ahead of the cut. It buys control on slippery, elastic tissue - not sharpness. An instrument can be either, both, or neither; see Super Cut Scissors for the detail, including why a supercut edge cannot be resharpened conventionally.
Frequently asked
Which scissors for suture? Mayo, or a dedicated stitch scissor - Spencer or Littauer. Not a Metzenbaum, not an Iris.
What are the gold rings? By convention, gold handles mark tungsten-carbide inserts and black handles mark supercut. It is a convention rather than a standard, so confirm against the catalogue number on a mixed tray.
Can these be resharpened? Conventional edges, yes, many times. Supercut edges need the original serration geometry restored, which most general services cannot do - they hone the serrated blade flat and the instrument quietly stops gripping.
What length do I need? Length follows depth of field, not the size of what you are cutting. Surface work takes 11-14cm; a deep pelvic or thoracic field needs 20cm or more.
Related collections
See also Super Cut Scissors, Surgical Knives & Knife Handles, General Surgery Instruments, Cardiothoracic Instruments and Needle Holders.
Other cutting instruments: Rib Shears, Wire Cutters & Nippers, Orthodontic Cutters, Dissectors, Dermal Instruments, Ophthalmic Instruments and Plastic Surgery.