Description
Lister Bandage Scissors
Size: 155 mm
Dental Instruments
SMS Instrument Lister Bandage Scissors are a versatile instrument with multiple uses. They are commonly used for sizing dressings and removing circumferential bandages. They may also be used to cut tougher material such as plaster, fabric, and occasionally umbilical cord. The jaws of the Lister Bandage Scissors are angled with the lower blade being slightly longer. The tip of the lower blade features a flattened blunt nodule that is intended to slide between bandages and skin without cutting the skin. This feature allows Lister Bandage Scissors to occasionally be used during cesarean section to open the uterus without causing inadvertent injury to the baby. Ring handles can be equal in size or with one ring larger. This product is angled with smooth, blunt/blunt tips and a length of 155 mm. Lister bandage scissors. Small “foot” on one of the blade tips allows the scissor to be safely placed directly against a patient’s skin when cutting bandages.
| Surname | Lister |
| Tip Configuration | Blunt / Blunt |
| Working Surface | Smooth |
| Size / Model / Figure | 155 mm |
| Curvature | Angled |
| Handle | Finger Rings |
| Finishing | Mirror Polish Finishing |
| Instrument Type | Dental Scissors |
| Material | Stainless Steel |
| Disposable or Reusable | Reusable |
| Rusting Prevention | Passivation Processed |
| Cleaning | Ultrasonic Cleaned |
| Sterile or Non-Sterile | Non-Sterile |
| Latex or Latex-Free | Latex-Free |
| Test Performed | Boil, Shape & Performance Test |
| Grade | Premium OR-Grade |
| Packing | Individually Packed in SMS Brand printed Poly-sleeve |
Dental Scissors
A Dental Scissors are used for cutting and trimming various dental materials. Dental scissors designed to cut and/or trim prosthetic material. These scissors are typically handheld, manual, heavy-duty instruments with two metallic (stainless steel) blades with sharp edges that slide past each other (shearing action). The blades are usually attached to handles with the proximal end conformed as a ring to facilitate holding and operating with the fingers; both parts are joined by a swivel pin in the center. Prosthetic material dental scissors are used to trim and/or cut plates, collars, and crowns during dental prosthodontics procedures (including modeling plastic impressions).
Scissors for cutting suture materials when installing or removing stitches are called suture scissors and are a type of utility scissors. Operating, or surgical scissors, come in different sizes and are used to cut soft tissue. The cutting blades can be straight, curved, blunt or pointed. Scissors are usually used for cutting. Surgical scissors are used for cutting, dissecting tissues, to cut bandages and sutures. Each surgical procedure has a special pair of scissors that is used to perform the intended task. Surgical scissors differs in value and durability from the regular scissors. They come in varieties depending on their use such as bandage scissors, dissecting scissors, and iris scissors, operating scissors, stitch scissors, tenotomy scissors and plastic surgery scissors.
