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METZENBAUM SCISSORS [4 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Lightly built curved scissors with blunt-pointed, narrow blades.

CONT

Metzenbaum scissors are surgical scissors designed for cutting delicate tissue. The scissors come in variable lengths and have a relatively long handle-to-blade ratio. They are constructed of tungsten carbide and their blades can be curved or straight. Also, the blade tips can be either sharp or blunt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Heavy-duty surgical scissors with narrowed but blunt pointed blades, which may be straight or curved.

OBS

Mayo scissors are heavier than Metzenbaum scissors due to the fact that they serve a different purpose. Mayo scissors are used for cutting fascia and sutures which require a stronger, heavier scissor.

OBS

Mayo dissecting scissors [are used] for controlled, precise dissection with minimal damage to surrounding tissue. [Their] slightly blunt tips assure precise, yet safe dissection.

OBS

Proper name: Mayo dissecting scissors ... Blades: straight or curved. Tip : blunt scissors. Uses: Smooth cutting and dissections without tearing of tissue and suture. The 5 1/2 inch size may be used to cut suture while the large sizes may be preferred for heavier tissue in deep cavities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
CONT

[Les] ciseaux Mayo [sont des] ciseaux chirurgicaux tout inox [...] dont les 2 pointes sont mousses. Ils s'utilisent pour la découpe de pansements, bandes adhésives, compresses, etc. Ces ciseaux chirurgicaux sont autoclavables.

CONT

De bons ciseaux de Mayo courbes, bien aiguisés, peuvent disséquer correctement lors de la cure de la hernie par exemple.

OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «ciseaux Mayo» et non plus de «ciseaux de Mayo».

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

Operating scissors are general medical scissors ... [They] are floor grade which means they are for regular use and they are also autoclavable, which means that they can be used for any surgical procedure.

PHR

Braun-Stadler, Busch, Crafoord, Dandy, Deaver, Finochietto, Kilner, Knapp, Locklin, Mayo, Mayo-Stille, Mayo-Noble, Mc Indoe, Metzenbaum, Reynolds, Sanvenero, Satinsky, Schumacher, Stelzner, Strully, Thorek, Toennis-Adson, Waldmann, USA model, iris, iris-standard, slender patterns, standard, standard TC operating scissors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

Dissecting scissors are widely used in hospitals and health care units for any surgical procedure. These scissors are made for fine dissection work. ... [They] may have curved or straight blades. ... The tips of scissors are also used to spread and probe the area of incision. The smaller sizes are used at the surface, the larger sizes deeper in the cavities.

OBS

Used for separating tissues.

OBS

There are many varieties of dissecting scissors, often bearing the name of their inventor : Gorney, Lexer, Lexer-Fino, Lexer-Baby, Littler, Metzenbaum, Metzenbaum Fino dissecting scissors, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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