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 7 1/4" Jacobson micro scissors with regular blades and an angled design are precision surgical instruments used in microsurgical procedures. Th...
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The 7 1/2" Rees Face Lift Scissors with Curved Serrated TC are precision surgical scissors designed for facial procedures. The curved blades with s...
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The 7 1/2" Prince Tonsil Scissors with Left Curve and Narrow Blades are precision surgical scissors specifically designed for use in tonsillectomy ...
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The 7 1/2" Gorney Freeman Face Lift Scissors, Curved are precision surgical scissors designed for delicate facial procedures. The curved blades all...
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The 7 1/2" Gorney Face Lift Scissors with slightly curved and serrated blades are designed for precise cutting during facelift surgeries. The curve...
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The 7 1/2" Thorek thor scissors with round, strongly curved blades are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise cutting and dissection...
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7 1/2" Potts-Smith vascular scissors, 60° angled are precision surgical scissors designed for delicate vascular procedures. The 60° angled blades p...
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The 7 1/2" Jacobson micro vascular scissors with a flat spring grip are precision surgical instruments designed for delicate microvascular procedur...
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6" O.R. Scissors, S/B Straight are surgical scissors with sharp/blunt tips and straight blades, designed for general-purpose cutting in surgical pr...
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6" O.R. Scissors, B/B Straight are surgical scissors with blunt/blunt (B/B) tips and straight blades, designed for safe and controlled cutting. The...
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6" Micro Needle Holder with No Lock is a precision surgical instrument designed for holding needles during delicate microsurgical procedures. The 6...
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Original price $0.00 - Original price $0.00Original price $0.00$137.09$137.09 - $137.09Current price $137.096" Kaye Facelift Scissors with Curved Serrations
The 6" Kaye Facelift Scissors with Curved Serrations are specialized surgical scissors designed for precision in facelift procedures. The curved se...
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The Dean Tonsil Scissors, measuring 6 5/8 inches, feature an angled shaft with serrated blades, making them ideal for controlled dissection and cut...
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6 5/16" Locklin Stitch Scissors, Angle to Side are specialized surgical scissors designed for precise cutting of sutures. The angled blades allow f...
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The 6 3/4" Rees Face Lift Scissors with Curved Serrated TC are precision surgical scissors designed for delicate facial procedures. The curved blad...
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The 6 3/4" DeBakey-Potts scissors with a delicate 60° angle are precision surgical instruments designed for fine dissection in vascular and microsu...
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The 6 3/4" DeBakey-Potts scissors with a 45° angle are specialized surgical instruments used for precise dissection in vascular and microsurgical p...
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6 3/4" DeBakey-Potts scissors, 20° are precision surgical scissors designed for use in vascular and cardiac surgeries. The 20° angled blades provid...
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The 6 3/4" coronary artery scissors with a 45° angle are specialized surgical instruments designed for precise cutting and dissection of coronary a...
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The 6 1/4" Kelly scissors, curved with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts, are surgical scissors designed for cutting dense or fibrous tissues. The curv...
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The 6 1/4" Cottle Dorsal Scissors GG are precision surgical scissors designed for use in nasal and facial procedures. The "GG" serrated blades offe...
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6 1/4" Busch umbilical scissors, bent to the side are specialized surgical scissors designed for cutting the umbilical cord. The bent blade provide...
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The 6 1/4" Becker Septum Scissors with serrated blades are specialized surgical instruments designed for septoplasty and other nasal surgeries. The...
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6 1/2" Yasargil Micro Scissors (Straight Blades) is a high-precision surgical instrument designed for delicate cutting and dissection in microsurgi...
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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.
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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.