Surgical instrument · Cutting & Dissecting
Fomon Lower Lateral Scissors
Also called Fomon-Cottle lower lateral scissors
- Lengths
- 4½–5¼ in
Small, fine nasal scissors with strongly (fully) curved blades about 24 to 25 mm long; overall about 4 1/2 to 5 1/4 in.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Special instrument added to the cleft palate set for palate repair (short and long sizes); a plastic and nasal surgery scissors.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
4½″114 mm5″127 mm5¼″133 mm
Integra Jarit 415-110: 4 1/2 in (114 mm), 24 mm blades, full curve. Teleflex 056360: 25 mm strongly curved blades, 5 1/4 in (13.5 cm). Integra MicroFrance 3713024: full curved blades, 128 mm (5 in). Olympus Fomon-Cottle lower lateral scissors, strong curve, 12 cm.
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