stitch scissors
Spencer Stitch Scissors
gS 15.1800 3 1/2"
Shortbent Stitch
Scissors
delicate hooked blade
delicate hooked blade
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gS 15.1950 4 1/2"
gS 15.2040 4 3/4"
Angled Stitch Scissors
Northbent Stitch
Scissors
angled delicate
hooked blade
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gS 15.1680 3 1/2"
gS 15.1920 5"
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delicate hooked blade
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stitch scissors
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gS 15.2200 5 1/2"
gS 15.6600 6"
Littauer Stitch Scissors
delicate hooked blade
Ingrown Nail Splitting
Scissors
one serrated blade
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.
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.
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.
Suture scissors are available in several sizes. The 3 1/2"
suture scissors, gS 15.1680 and gS 15.1800, on page
15/1, are used when cutting and removing stitches in
very small and tight places. The 3 1/2" Spencer Stitch
Scissors, gS 15.1680, is the most popular model.
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suture cutter
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CGS = Chromic/Gut/Synthetic
offset
blade
for
cutting
suture
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.
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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.
slot
for
guiding
Helps to clip sutures at the correct level
above the knot.
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gS 15.2300
Suture Cutter
flat and reversible
for CGS 3-0/7-0, silk 2-0/6-0 range
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bandage scissors
Most popular scissors for
bandage and dressing
removal.
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
gS 15.8043 7 1/4" left-handed
gS 15.8070 8"
Oversized finger ring helps
relieve pressure on third
metacarpal.
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15.7680
15.7800
15.7920
15.7921
15.8011
15.8040
15.8041
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gS 15.8080 8"
gS 15.8082 8" one serrated
blade
Lister Bandage Scissors
Lister Bandage Scissors
angled blade
one large ring
Delicate blades and
angled shank are
ergonomically designed
to cut finger and toe
bandages.
Fine knob slides easily
under bandages.
For removal of finger and
toe bandages.
gS 15.8920 5 1/2"
gS 15.9040 5 1/2"
Hi-Level Bandage
Scissors (Knowles)
Knowles Bandage
Scissors
one serrated blade angled
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one serrated blade straight
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Keeps hands away from
material being cut.
bandage scissors
gS 15.1600 8"
Bandage Scissors
Esmarch Shears
one serrated blade
angled, sharp points
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gS 15.9160 6 1/2"
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For cutting tape and
bandages.
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heavy blades
rce
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For cutting plaster casting
material.
gS 15.9250 9 1/2"
Bruns Shears
one serrated blade
heavy blades
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bandage scissors
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rce
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rce
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7 1/2"
gS
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gS
gS
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15.9299
15.9300
15.9301
15.9302
15.9303
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7
7
7
7
1/2"
1/2"
1/2"
1/2"
1/2"
black
black
blue
green
red
Utility Scissors
plastic handle, autoclavable
one serrated blade
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For cloth, bandages,
and light plaster.
bandage scissors
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For lightweight plaster
casting material.
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gS 15.9200 7" str
gS 15.9202 7" cvd
Angled blade keeps hands
away from cutting material.
gS 15.9340 7 1/2"
Moleskin Scissors
Hercules Scissors
one serrated blade
sharp/blunt points
one serrated blade heavy
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Notch next to hinge
screw can be used to
cut cerclage wire.
(17 gauge/ø1.5mm max)
gS 15.9360 8"
gS 15.9400 6 1/4"
Utility Shears
Scissor Forceps
one serrated blade
locking clip
plier handle with springs
sharp points
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bandage scissors
did you know… ?
Lister bandage scissors, as shown on page 15/4, 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 15.8040, Lister
Bandage Scissors 7 1/4", shown on page 15/4.
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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.