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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Wertheim hysterectomy scissors in a 22.5cm curved, blunt/blunt strong pattern, intended for tissue dissection during hysterectomy procedures. Germa...
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Original price $277.87 - Original price $277.87Original price$277.87$277.87 - $277.87Current price $277.87Wecker Ophthalmic Scissors Fig. 2 11cm
Wecker ophthalmic scissors in the Fig. 2 blade pattern, 11cm overall length. The Fig. 2 tip geometry supports iridectomy and precise anterior-segme...
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Wecker ophthalmic scissors in the Fig. 1 blade pattern, 11cm overall length. Designed for iridectomy and fine ophthalmic dissection where compact, ...
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Wagner fine scissors with straight blades and pointed/pointed tips, pattern Fig. 3, 12 cm overall length. Sharp tips support precise dissection and...
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Original price $800.28 - Original price $800.28Original price$800.28$800.28 - $800.28Current price $800.28Vannas Scissors 225mm Straight Jaw
Vannas micro scissors with straight jaws, 225mm overall length. Fine-tipped pattern designed for delicate ophthalmic and microsurgical tissue cutti...
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Original price $455.17 - Original price $455.17Original price$455.17$455.17 - $455.17Current price $455.17Vannas Ophthalmic Scissors, Curved, 7mm, Titanium
Vannas ophthalmic scissors with curved 7mm blades constructed in titanium for fine ophthalmic cutting. Lightweight titanium build supports precise,...
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Vannas ophthalmic scissors with curved 7mm blades for fine ophthalmic cutting tasks. German surgical-steel construction supports precise, controlle...
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Vannas ophthalmic scissors with angled-up 7mm blades constructed in titanium for fine ophthalmic cutting. Lightweight titanium build supports preci...
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Original price $234.43 - Original price $234.43Original price$234.43$234.43 - $234.43Current price $234.43Vannas Ophthalmic Scissors Straight 8cm
Vannas ophthalmic scissors with straight blades, 8cm overall length. Built with German surgical-steel construction for delicate ophthalmic incision...
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Vannas ophthalmic scissors with curved blades, 8cm overall length. Built with German surgical-steel construction for delicate ophthalmic incisions ...
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Vannas ophthalmic scissors with angular blades, 8cm overall length. Built with German surgical-steel construction for delicate ophthalmic incisions...
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Vannas micro spring scissor with 120mm length and straight, fine-pointed blades. Spring-return handle delivers low-friction actuation for delicate ...
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Vannas micro spring scissor with 120mm length and curved, fine-pointed blades. Spring-return handle gives consistent tension for capsule, iris, and...
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Original price $566.86 - Original price $583.54Original price$566.86 - $583.54$566.86 - $583.54Current price $566.86Vannas Micro Scissors 120mm Straight Jaw
Vannas micro scissors, 120mm overall length, with straight jaw for ophthalmic capsulotomy and fine microsurgical cutting. German surgical-steel con...
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Vannas micro scissors, 120mm overall length, with curved jaw for ophthalmic capsulotomy and angled microsurgical cutting. German surgical-steel con...
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Vannas extra-thin scissors, curved, with 10mm blades are precision surgical instruments used in delicate ophthalmic procedures. The extra-thin desi...
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The Vannas Capsulotomy Scissors are used for capsulotomy and delicate ophthalmic cuts. This variant has straight, sharp-tipped 7mm blades and is bu...
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The Vannas Capsulotomy Scissors are used for capsulotomy and delicate ophthalmic cuts. This variant has straight, sharp-tipped 7mm blades. Also ava...
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Vannas capsulotomy scissors with straight 7mm blades constructed in titanium for anterior capsulotomy. Lightweight titanium construction supports f...
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The Vannas Capsulotomy Scissors are used for capsulotomy and other delicate ophthalmic microsurgical cuts. This variant has angular 7mm blades and ...
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The Gills-Vannas Capsulotomy Scissors (Angled Forward) are specialized surgical scissors used in cataract surgery for creating precise incisions in...
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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.