Cottle Scissors 16 cm B/B (Angled)

Cottle Scissors 16 cm B/B (Angled)

The Cottle Scissors 16 cm B/B (Angled) is a rhinoplasty and septoplasty scissors instrument forged from German-grade surgical stainless steel, measuring 16 cm in total length. Both blade tips are fully rounded with no sharp point on either end. The shank follows a deep, exaggerated S-curve profile; more pronounced than standard dorsal scissors, with knurled ribbing along both shank arms for a secure non-slip grip under gloved, wet operative conditions. The short-curved blades offset significantly from the handle axis. One thumb ring is larger than the opposing finger ring. A rivet screw joint connects both arms, and the satin blade finish reduces glare during endonasal procedures.

The deep S-curve geometry of this Cottle Dorsal Scissors Angular pattern positions both blunt tips well away from the surgeon’s hand, giving an unobstructed sightline directly along the nasal dorsum during dissection and cartilage separation. The knurled shank surface provides grip retention that smooth-shank dorsal scissors cannot deliver when the instrument is wet with irrigation or blood during extended septoplasty cases.

Plastic surgeons and ENT surgeons use the Cottle Scissors 16 cm B/B (Angled) for dorsal nasal cartilage dissection, sub-mucoperichondrial plane development during septoplasty, separation of upper lateral cartilages from the quadrangular cartilage, and nasal hump reduction using the Cottle dorsal preservation technique. These cottle scissors are also used for trimming cartilage grafts and dissecting fascial layers during open rhinoplasty where deep nasal access demands both reach and hand clearance simultaneously.

At Leader Surgical, instrument geometry is not left to batch variation, the S-curve shank profile and knurled grip pattern on this scissor are held to fixed production tolerances, giving rhinoplasty surgeons an instrument that feels and performs identically whether it is the first unit they order or the twentieth.

What does “B/B” stand for?
It stands for Blunt/Blunt tips. This configuration allows for “atraumatic” dissection, meaning it reduces the risk of accidentally puncturing or damaging delicate surrounding structures.