stitch scissors - /1 gs.1680 3 1/2" gs.1920 5" gs.1800 3 1/2" Spencer Stitch Scissors delicate hooked blade Shortbent Stitch Scissors delicate hooked blade gs.1950 4 1/2" gs.2040 4 3/4" Angled Stitch Scissors angled delicate hooked blade Northbent Stitch Scissors delicate hooked blade
/2 - stitch scissors gs.2200 5 1/2" Littauer Stitch Scissors delicate hooked blade gs.6600 6" Ingrown Nail Splitting Scissors did you know? Stitch scissors are also known as suture scissors. The word suture comes from the Latin sutura, a sewn seam. In Latin, the verb suere means to sew, stitch, or tack together. The word scissors is derived from the Latin word cisorium meaning cutting tool. These scissors are an indispensable tool in the medical field. They provide hospitals, doctor's clinics and operating rooms with the proper instrument to cut and remove suture string. Sizes vary depending on what length of suture is being removed. They are specifically designed to remove sutures through the design of the tip. The basic tip design may be pointed or blunt ended. The blades are either hooked, curved or have a curved blunt blade to enable easy removal of sutures. The hook helps medical personnel easily lift the sutures to be cut. Suture scissors are available in several sizes. The 3 1/2" suture scissors, gs.1680 and gs.1800, on page /1, are used when cutting and removing stitches in very small and tight places. The 3 1/2" Spencer Stitch Scissors, gs.1680, is the most popular model.
suture cutter - /3 CGS = Chromic/Gut/Synthetic After the suture knot is tied, the slot opening on the suture cutter uses the suture as a guide to gently push aside tissue while descending down until the knot is reached. The knot stops the suture cutter as it is thicker than the slot is wide. The offset blade is set to be approximately 2mm above the knot and cuts the suture with precision and ease. offset blade for cutting suture slot for guiding Helps to clip sutures at the correct level above the knot. gs.2300 Suture Cutter flat and reversible for CGS 3-0/7-0, silk 2-0/6-0 range
/4 - bandage scissors Most popular scissors for bandage and dressing removal. gs.7680 gs.7800 gs.7920 gs.7921 gs.8011 gs.8040 gs.8041 gs.8043 gs.8070 3 1/2" 4 1/2" 5 1/2" 5 1/2" left-handed 6 1/2" left-handed 7 1/4" 7 1/4" one serrated blade 7 1/4" left-handed 8" Oversized finger ring helps relieve pressure on third metacarpal. gs.8080 gs.8082 8" 8" one serrated blade Lister Bandage Scissors angled blade Lister Bandage Scissors one large ring Delicate blades and angled shank are ergonomically designed to cut finger and toe bandages. Fine knob slides easily under bandages. Keeps hands away from material being cut. For removal of finger and toe bandages. gs.8920 5 1/2" gs.9040 5 1/2" Hi-Level Bandage Scissors (Knowles) angled Knowles Bandage Scissors straight
bandage scissors - /5 For cutting tape and bandages. gs.9160 6 1/2" gs.1600 8" Bandage Scissors angled, sharp points Esmarch Shears heavy blades For cutting plaster casting material. gs.9250 9 1/2" Bruns Shears heavy blades
/6 - bandage scissors 7 1/2" For cloth, bandages, and light plaster. gs.9299 gs.9300 gs.9301 gs.9302 gs.9303 5 1/2" black 7 1/2" black 7 1/2" blue 7 1/2" green 7 1/2" red Utility Scissors plastic handle, autoclavable
bandage scissors - /7 For lightweight plaster casting material. Angled blade keeps hands away from cutting material. gs.9200 gs.9202 7" str 7" cvd Moleskin Scissors sharp/blunt points gs.9340 7 1/2" Hercules Scissors heavy Notch next to hinge screw can be used to cut cerclage wire. (17 gauge/ø1.5mm max) gs.9360 8" gs.9400 6 1/4" Utility Shears locking clip Scissor Forceps plier handle with springs sharp points
/8 - bandage scissors did you know? Lister bandage scissors, as shown on page /4, were invented by Dr. Joseph Lister, a British surgeon whose most significant achievement was his work on antiseptics, establishing the basis of modern sterile surgery. Dr. Lister was born in 1827 and lived in a Quaker home in Upton, Essex county of England. He was the son of Joseph Jackson Lister, inventor of the compound microscope. He attended the University of London and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine degree before entering the Royal College of Surgeons in London at the age of 26. In 1854, Dr. Lister became a surgeon assistant at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in Scotland. As professor of surgery at the University of Glasgow, Dr. Lister became aware of a paper published by the French chemist Louis Pasteur, suggesting three methods to eliminate the micro-organisms responsible for gangrene: filtration, exposure to heat, or exposure to chemical solutions. Conducting his own experiments, Dr. Lister confirmed Pasteur's conclusions and used his findings to develop antiseptic techniques for wounds. He found that carbolic acid solution, now known as phenol, reduced the incidence of gangrene when swabbed on wounds. He published a series of articles describing this procedure in 1867. Prior to Dr. Lister's studies, people believed that chemical damage from exposure to bad air (miasma) was responsible for wound infections. Hospital wards were aired out as a precaution. A surgeon was not required to wash his hands before seeing a patient as it was not considered necessary and facilities for washing hands were not available. Dr. Lister instructed surgeons to wear clean gloves and wash their hands before and after operations with 5% carbolic acid solutions. Instruments were also washed in the same solution and assistants sprayed the solution in the operating room. He also suggested not using porous natural materials in the manufacture of medical instrument handles. Dr. Lister left Glasgow in 1869, returning to Edinburgh as Professor of Surgery at the University of Edinburgh, and continued to develop improved methods of antisepsis and asepsis. This led to the rise of sterile surgery. In 1879 Listerine mouthwash was named after him for his work in antisepsis. Also named in his honor is the bacterial genus Listeria, typified by the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Dr. Lister was president of the Royal Society between 1895 and 1900. Following his death in 1912, a Memorial Fund led to the founding of the Lister Medal, an award presented by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in recognition of contributions to surgical science. It is considered as a most prestigious prize to be awarded to a surgeon. Bandage scissors are angled tip scissors, with a blunt tip on the bottom blade, which helps in cutting bandages without gouging the skin. The bottom blade of the scissors is longer and goes easily under the bandages. The most popular is gs.8040, Lister Bandage Scissors 7 1/4", shown on page /4.