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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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  • Cuschieri Slim Scissors - DDP Elite USA
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    Cuschieri Slim-Jaw Straight Scissors, Single Action

    The DDP Elite USA Cuschieri scissors, model DEU-LAPA00084, have slim, straight blades and a single-action design. They are supplied brand new.The s...

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  • Curved-Up Scissors - DDP Elite USA
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    Curved-Up Endoscopic Scissors, Single Action

    The DDP Elite USA scissors, model DEU-LAPA00642, have blades curved upward and a single-action jaw. They are supplied brand new.The upward-curved b...

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  • Curved Micro Scissors - DDP Elite USA
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    Curved Micro Scissors Insert, Single Action, 5mm x 36cm

    The DDP Elite USA curved micro scissors insert, model DEU-LAPA00043, is single action, 5mm x 36cm. It is supplied brand new.The small, fine curved ...

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  • Curved Metz Insert 26cm - DDP Elite USA
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    Curved Metzenbaum Scissors Insert, Double Action, 5mm x 26cm

    The DDP Elite USA curved Metzenbaum scissors insert, model DEU-LAPA00042, is double action, 5mm x 26cm. It is supplied brand new.Curved Metzenbaum ...

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  • Potts Scissors Insert - DDP Elite USA
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    Potts Scissors Insert, 45° Angled, 10mm x 36cm, Click-Line

    The DDP Elite USA Potts scissors insert, model DEU-LAPA00038, has blades angled 45°, 10mm x 36cm, for click-style handles. It is supplied brand new...

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  • Metzenbaum Scissors Insert - DDP Elite USA
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    Metzenbaum Scissors Insert, Double Action, 5mm x 36cm, Click-Line

    The DDP Elite USA Metzenbaum scissors insert, model DEU-LAPA00037, is double action, 5mm x 36cm, for click-style handles. It is supplied brand new....

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  • Curved Serrated Scissors 17mm - DDP Elite USA
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    Curved Serrated Scissors Insert, Double Action, 5mm x 36cm, 17mm Blades, Click-Line

    The DDP Elite USA curved serrated scissors insert, model DEU-LAPA00613, is double action, 5mm x 36cm, with 17mm curved blades, for click-style hand...

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  • Curved Scissors Serrated - DDP Elite USA
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    Laparoscopic Curved Scissors, Serrated Conical Blades, 5mm x 36cm, Click-Line

    The DDP Elite USA curved scissors, model DEU-LAPA00083, have serrated, conical blades, 5mm x 36cm, for click-style handles. They are supplied brand...

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  • 3mm Curved Scissors Insert - DDP Elite USA
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    3mm Curved Scissors Insert with Outer Tube, Horizontal Opening, Click-Line

    The DDP Elite USA scissors insert, model DEU-LAPA00028, is 3mm with curved blades that open horizontally, supplied with its outer tube for click-st...

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  • Arthroscopic Scissors Up - DDP Elite USA
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    Small Joint Arthroscopic Scissors, Upward Cutting, 2mm x 12.5cm

    The DDP Elite USA arthroscopic scissors, model DEU-ARTA00052, cut upward, with a 2mm diameter and a 12.5cm working length. They are supplied brand ...

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  • Arthroscopic Scissors Down - DDP Elite USA
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    Small Joint Arthroscopic Scissors, Downward Cutting, 2mm x 10cm

    The DDP Elite USA arthroscopic scissors, model DEU-ARTA00053, cut downward, with a 2mm diameter and a 10cm working length. They are supplied brand ...

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  • Stevens Tenotomy Scissors, Supercut, curved, 7
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    Stevens Tenotomy Scissors, Supercut, curved, 7

    Stevens tenotomy scissors, supercut, curved, 7 inches, are precision surgical scissors designed for fine, sharp cuts in delicate procedures, partic...

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  • Stevens Supercut, curved, 5
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    Stevens Supercut, curved, 5

    Stevens supercut, curved, 5-inch scissors are precision surgical scissors with curved blades and a supercut edge, designed for sharp, clean cuts. T...

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  • Stern-Gills Scissors angled fwd
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    Stern-Gills Scissors angled fwd

    Stern-Gills scissors, angled forward, are specialized surgical instruments commonly used in ophthalmic procedures, particularly in delicate eye sur...

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  • Stern-Gills Capsulotomy Scissors, Angled Forward, Sharp Tips, 10mm, Titanium
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    Stern-Gills Capsulotomy Scissors, Angled Forward, Sharp Tips, 10mm, Titanium

    The Stern-Gills Capsulotomy Scissors are used for capsulotomy and delicate ophthalmic cuts in the anterior segment. This variant is angled forward ...

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  • Stern-Gills Capsulotomy Scissors, Angled Forward, Sharp Tips, 10mm
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    Stern-Gills Capsulotomy Scissors, Angled Forward, Sharp Tips, 10mm

    The Stern-Gills Capsulotomy Scissors are used for capsulotomy and delicate ophthalmic cuts in the anterior segment. This variant is angled forward ...

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  • Spencer Ligature Scissors Straight 11cm
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    Spencer Ligature Scissors Straight 11cm

    Spencer pattern ligature scissors with straight blades, 11cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction for cutting sutures and ligatures. ...

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  • Spencer Ligature Scissors 9cm
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    Spencer Ligature Scissors 9cm

    Spencer pattern ligature scissors, 9cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction designed for cutting sutures and ligatures. About this in...

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  • Solos Single Action Hook Scissor, 5mm x 33cm
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    Solos Single Action Hook Scissor, 5mm x 33cm

    Solos GS-2100 Single Action Hook Scissor, 5mm x 33cm About this instrument Laparoscopic instruments pass through a trocar port to grasp, dissect,...

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  • Solos Double Action Scissor, 5mm x 33cm
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    Solos Double Action Scissor, 5mm x 33cm

    Solos GS-2400 Double Action Scissor, 5mm x 33cm About this instrument Laparoscopic instruments pass through a trocar port to grasp, dissect, cut ...

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  • Sims Gynecological Scissors Pointed/Blunt Straight
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    Sims Gynecological Scissors Pointed/Blunt Straight

    Sims gynecological scissors with one pointed and one blunt tip and straight blades. Offered in 20cm and 23cm lengths for general gynecological proc...

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  • Siebold Gynecological Scissors 24cm
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    Siebold Gynecological Scissors 24cm

    Siebold gynecological scissors with a 24cm working length, designed for OB/GYN procedures requiring controlled cutting at depth in the pelvic field...

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  • Shea Micro Ear Scissors 7.0mm Straight
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    Shea Micro Ear Scissors 7.0mm Straight

    Shea micro ear scissors with 7.0mm straight blades, used for precision dissection in otologic and middle ear surgery. German surgical-steel constru...

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  • Shea Micro Ear Scissors 7.0mm Curved Right
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    Shea Micro Ear Scissors 7.0mm Curved Right

    Shea micro ear scissors with 7.0mm blades curved right, used for precision dissection in otologic and middle ear surgery. German surgical-steel con...

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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.