Surgical instrument · Cutting & Dissecting

Stevens Tenotomy Scissor

Also called Stevens Scissors, Stevens Tenotomy Scissors

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Type: Cutting & Dissecting
Lengths: 3⅞–5 in
Trays: 2
Setups: 74

Small, fine scissors with short, wedge-shaped blades, straight or curved. The tips are blunt on some patterns and sharp on others. Most have ring handles; micro versions have spring handles.

Primary uses

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Dividing and dissecting the muscles and tendons of the eye, as in strabismus surgery. Also used for fine dissection in narrow spaces, such as in plastic and hand surgery.

Sizes & variants

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3⅞″98 mm4⅛″105 mm4½″114 mm5″127 mm

About 3⅞ to 5 in, most often 4⅛ to 4½ in, with blades about 12 to 13 mm long. Straight or curved; blunt-blunt or sharp-sharp tips.

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