Internal Mammary Artery Scissors
Also called IMA scissors, Puskas Jacobson IMA scissors, IMA micro scissors
- Length
- 8 in
Fine spring-handled scissors about 8 in long with angled shafts, flat handles and sharp-sharp fine blades angled 45 degrees. Made in left and right versions.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Coronary bypass: cutting work on the internal mammary (thoracic) artery graft. One internal mammary artery scissors is added to the open-heart tray for CABG.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Puskas Jacobson IMA scissors, 8 in; IMA micro scissors, delicate, 8 in; both 45-degree, right or left. Scanlan 7007-506 and 7007-507 in the Puskas IMA Dissection Set 9999-102.
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