Scissors
Hand-held instruments designed to cut thin materials, such as paper and cloth, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other; products may be intended for use in specific applications such as cutting tissue or bone, dissections, etc.
Scissors are used in the laboratory to cut various materials. Some are for general use and others are designed specifically for tissue dissection or surgery.
Scissors are hand-operated tools that consist of a pair of metal blades with handles. The blades pivot to bring the sharpened edges in contact with each other, an action that cuts the material placed between the blades.
Scissors are selected based on specific features:
- Size or length: Blade length is key, as is the overall length of the scissors
- Shank-to-blade ratio: The length of the handles compared to the length of the cutting blade; the ratio helps determine the force needed to product a cut
- Type of handles: Straight, offset
- Material: Stainless steel is typically used for surgical scissors; some surgical scissors also have tungsten carbide cutting surfaces for hardness and durability
- Tips: Blade ends may be pointed, semi-blunt, or blunt (rounded)
- Blade shape: Straight, curved, or angled (bent); curved or angled blades may provide better access to areas with limited space
Med Vet International Miltex Mayo Scissors, Supercut, Curved, One Serrated Blade, German, 6.75in, 5-Sc-126
Thicker and more heavy duty than most, Mayo scissors are generally used near the surface of a surgical wound to cut fascia and muscle layers. It is standard for Mayo scissors to have standard or extra-long shafts. 6.75in in length. Curved SuperCut blades with serrated edges to make dissection and biopsies easy. Made with high-quality, medical grade German metal.
Sklar Instruments Needle Holder Sklar Microscopy Surgical 1/EA
Needle Holder Sklar Microscopy Surgical 1/EA
Med Vet International Miltex Straight Stevens Tenotomy Scissors, Blunt/Blunt, German, 4.12in, 18-1462
Typically used in the optical field, tenotomy scissors are mainly used in delicate surgical procedures. They are especially used in ophthalmic and neurosurgery. The small and sharp blades allows for precision cutting of the sensitive and delicate tissues in the eye region and of the small nerves. Blunt/blunt tips. 4.12in in length. These scissors are made with high-quality, medical-grade German steel.
Electron Microscopy Sciences Vannas Scissors Straight, Delicate, Extra fine
All micro scissors have extra fine tips and are 3" (75 mm) long.
Cutting Edge: 3 mm
Tips: Extra fine
Electron Microscopy Sciences Vannas Scissors Curved, Delicate, Extra fine
All micro scissors have extra fine tips and are 3" (75 mm) long.
Cutting Edge: 5 mm
Tips: Extra fine
Electron Microscopy Sciences MicroPoint™ Featherlite MPF-4c Scissors, Smooth/Smooth, 125 mm
MicroPoint scissors can be used for suture or tissue and they are manufactured without rings which eliminates the problems with right handed or left handed users. Scissors cut by shearing and have three times the shearing angle to reduce "tissue crushing. They last far longer than ordinary scissors.
O.R. Castro-Viejo quality at a floor-grade price.
They offer consistent cutting at the tip.
The blades cannot work loose and the contact between the blades remains constant.
Adjustable shearing contact.
All MicroPoint™ Scissors are guaranteed for life against rust, breakage and rivet loosening.
Surface: Smooth
OAL: Sharp/Sharp Curved
Blade: 12 mm
Blade Size: 125 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Vannas Scissors Straight, Delicate, Extra fine
All micro scissors have extra fine tips and are 3" (75 mm) long.
Cutting Edge: 5 mm
Tips: Extra fine
Electron Microscopy Sciences Metzenbaum Scissors with Curved Blades, 5.5"
Very delicate stainless steel scissors.
Size: 5½"