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2. Mayo scissors - Wikipedia

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   Curved-bladed Mayo scissors allow deeper penetration into the wound than the type with straight blades. The curved style of Mayo scissor is used to cut thick tissues such as those found in the uterus, muscles, breast, and foot. Mayo scissors used for dissection are placed in tissue with the tips closed. The scissors are then opened so that the ...

3. Surgical instrument - Wikipedia

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   Mayo scissors, created by one of the Mayo brothers, was one of the inventions of the Mayo clinic (established by Dr.William Worrall Mayo and his two sons, Dr. William James Mayo and Dr. Charles Horace Mayo in the 1880s). [5] Mayo scissors have semi-blunt ends and they are either straight or curve-bladed. [5] The straight blades are used for ...

4. Metzenbaum scissors - Wikipedia

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   The scissors come in variable lengths and have a relatively high shank-to-blade ratio. They are constructed of stainless steel and may have tungsten carbide cutting surface inserts. The blades can be curved or straight, and the tips are usually blunt. This is the most common type of scissors used in organ-related operations.

5. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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   Scalpels, scissors, and saws are the most traditional. Elevators can be both cutting and lifting/retracting. Although the term dissection is broad, energy devices such as diathermy/cautery are often used as more modern alternatives. Grasping or holding instruments: Classically this included forceps and clamps predominantly.

6. Surgical scissors - Wikipedia

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   Surgical scissors are scissors specially manufactured as surgical instruments, typically used for cutting sutures, dressings, and cutting and dissecting biological tissue. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Surgical scissors are usually made of surgical steel.

7. Instruments used in obstetrics and gynecology - Wikipedia

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   Scissors •Episiotomy scissors •Embryotomy scissors •Mayo's scissors •Bonney scissors •Metzenbaum scissors •Perineorrhaphy scissors •Long straight scissors: Uterine sound: Cervical dilators •Hawkin-Ambler's •Das: Ventouse cups •Metallic •Silastic: Oldham's perforator: Cranioclast: Hook with crochet: Jardine's decapitation ...