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Enterotomy Scissors 21 cm
21 cm straight enterotomy scissors manufactured from German-grade surgical stainless steel, featuring a slender probe tip for precise extension of intestinal incisions in narrow luminal spaces.
Key Features:
• Slim rounded probe tip facilitates entry into narrow lumens
• Extended 21 cm length supports deep abdominal access
• Straight blade pattern enables controlled incision enlargement
• Long shank design improves reach during laparotomy procedures
• Smooth cutting surfaces ensure clean tissue division
• Narrow tip profile minimizes tissue stretching on insertion
• Ergonomic ring configuration enhances procedural handling
• German-grade stainless steel for repeated sterilization cycles
Enterotomy Scissors 21 cm
The Enterotomy Scissors 21 cm is a straight-blade visceral scissors instrument forged from German-grade surgical stainless steel, measuring 21 cm in total length. The upper blade carries a slender, narrow rounded probe tip, tapered and elongated, distinctly narrower in diameter than a button-end tip. This profile allows the probe to enter small bowel openings and pass through narrow intestinal lumens without stretching or tearing the mucosal wall on entry. The lower blade is shorter with a beveled smooth cutting edge. Both blades run a flat, straight axis from the rivet screw joint to their respective ends, with long slender shanks giving deep abdominal reach. One thumb ring is larger than the opposing finger ring, and the satin finish reduces OR glare.
The narrow probe tip geometry of the Enterotomy Scissors with Probe Tip – 21 cm (8 1/4″) threads into intestinal incisions on smaller-diameter bowel segments where a wide button tip would apply lateral wall pressure on entry. Once inserted, the probe tip separates the bowel layers ahead of the cutting edge, guiding the blade along the intestinal wall without compressing adjacent mesenteric vessels.
General surgeons and colorectal surgeons use the Enterotomy Scissors 21 cm for extending enterotomy incisions in small bowel resection, intestinal biopsy access, foreign body retrieval from narrow jejunal segments, and bile duct exploration. The 21 cm length gives adequate reach into lower abdominal quadrants during open laparotomy without repositioning the instrument between cuts along the bowel axis.
Leader Surgical machines the probe tip on this instrument to a verified spherical radius, ensuring the tip enters bowel tissue with a consistent separation force rather than the variable resistance that occurs when tip geometry is left to batch production tolerances.
Why is the 21 cm length significant?
The 21 cm (approx. 8.25″) length is ideal for abdominal procedures, providing the necessary reach and leverage for deep visceral surgery while maintaining precision.
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