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
Epredia™ Shandon™ Plain Bone Shears, Screw Pivot, 1 Spring, standard, 9 in. (22.9cm)
Make precise cuts through tough bone tissue with Epredia™ Shandon™ Plain Bone Shears, featuring a single spring and a screw-pivot.
Epredia™ Shandon™ Enterotomy No Hook Scissors, Premium, 8 in. (20.3cm)
Epredia™ Shandon Enterotomy No Hook Scissors are available in Premium and Standard grades.
Epredia™ Shandon™ Iris Curved Scissors, Curved, premium, 4.5 in. (11.4cm)
Epredia™ Shandon Iris Curved Scissors are available in Premium and Standard grades.
Epredia™ Shandon™ Iris Straight Scissors, Straight, premium, 4.5 in. (11.4cm)
Epredia™ Shandon Iris Straight Scissors are available in Premium and Standard grades.
Epredia™ Shandon™ Curved Blunt/Sharp Dissecting Scissors, premium, 6.5 in. (16.5cm)
Epredia™ Shandon Curved Blunt/Sharp Dissecting Scissors are available in Premium and Standard grades.
Epredia™ Shandon™ Artery Scissors, Straight, Sharp/Sharp, standard, 4.5 in. (11.4cm)
Cut with precision using Epredia™ Shandon™ Artery Scissors, available in premium and standard sizes.
Mopec™ Stevens Scissors
Used for cutting with extreme precision in small incisions.
Mopec™ Standard Lister Bandage Scissors
Lister bandage scissors feature short, angled blades designed to not cut skin.
Mopec™ Premium Lister Bandage Scissors
Lister bandage scissors feature short, angled blades designed to not cut skin.
Integra™ Miltex™ Pencil-Type Micro Scissors
Delicate tips
Integra™ Miltex™ Bonn Miniature Iris Scissors
Blade length: 3.5 in. (8.9cm)
Integra™ Miltex™ Vannas Capsulotomy Scissors
For intraocular, ear, nose and throat procedures
Integra™ Miltex™ Castroviejo Corneal Scissors
Curved design, sharp points
Integra™ Miltex™ Bellucci Micro Ear Scissors
Stainless-steel construction
Integra™ Miltex™ Dissecting Scissors
For post-mortem and necropsy applications