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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LISTER bandage scissors, 18 cm overall length. German surgical-steel construction for general bandage and dressing procedures. About this instrumen...
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Lexer-Baby dissecting scissors with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts and straight blades, 10cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with...
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Lexer-Baby dissecting scissors with straight blades, 10cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with a precision-honed cutting edge fo...
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Lexer-Baby dissecting scissors with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts and curved blades, 10cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with g...
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Lexer-Baby dissecting scissors with curved blades, 10cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with a precision-honed cutting edge for ...
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Lexer dissecting scissors with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts and straight blades, 16cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with gold...
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Lexer dissecting scissors with straight blades, 16cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with a precision-honed cutting edge for gen...
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Lexer dissecting scissors with tungsten carbide (TC) inserts and curved blades, 16cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with gold-r...
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Lexer dissecting scissors with curved blades, 16cm working length. German surgical-steel construction with a precision-honed cutting edge for gener...
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Left-handed 6 3/4" Mayo scissors with a curved shaft and short blades are surgical scissors designed for precision cutting of dense tissue. The cur...
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Lagrange scissors with a single serrated blade are specialized surgical scissors designed for cutting tougher tissue or materials. The serrated bla...
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Knowles bandage scissors, side-curved (14cm), are specialized scissors designed for cutting bandages and dressings. The side-curved blades allow fo...
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The Knight Nasal Scissors Light (6 1/8") are precision surgical scissors designed specifically for nasal surgeries. With a length of 6 1/8 inches, ...
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The Knapp Strabismus Scissors (Blunt Tips, Straight) are specialized surgical scissors used in strabismus surgery. The blunt tips help prevent unin...
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Knapp ophthalmic scissors with straight blades and blunt/blunt tips for safe dissection of conjunctival and periocular tissue. Manufactured in Germ...
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Knapp ophthalmic scissors with straight blades and pointed/pointed tips, 10cm overall length. Designed for precise dissection during ophthalmic and...
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Knapp ophthalmic scissors with straight blades and blunt/blunt tips, 10cm overall length. Intended for atraumatic dissection in ophthalmic and fine...
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Knapp ophthalmic scissors with curved blades and blunt/blunt tips, 10cm overall length. Intended for atraumatic dissection in ophthalmic and fine s...
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Knapp dissector scissors, 4 3/4" are precision surgical scissors designed with fine, straight blades for controlled dissection. The sharp tips allo...
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Knapp dissector scissors, 4 3/4" finely curved blunt/blunt are precision surgical scissors designed for delicate dissection. The finely curved blad...
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Klinkenberg-Loth vascular scissors with curved blades, 23 cm overall length. Designed for vessel dissection and vascular cutting during cardiothora...
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Kleinsasser micro scissors (straight, 20cm) are precision surgical scissors designed for fine, delicate cutting tasks. With a 20cm length and strai...
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Designed for precision in delicate laryngeal surgeries, these straight horizon scissors offer fine, controlled cuts with minimal tissue trauma. Ide...
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Killian Septum Scissors, 20 cm working length, are designed for precise resection of septal cartilage and mucoperichondrial flaps during septoplast...
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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.