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Potts-Smith Vascular Scissors S/S 125° Angled
19 cm high-angle vascular scissors made from surgical stainless steel, featuring a 125° offset blade design for controlled longitudinal vessel incision and deep cardiovascular access.
Key Features:
• 125° extreme angled blade configuration for deep vessel alignment
• Sharp/sharp tip design enables precise arteriotomy and venotomy extension
• 19 cm length supports controlled reach in thoracic and peripheral surgery
• Narrow smooth blades for clean longitudinal vascular cuts
• Straight-cutting edges with no serration for minimal tissue drag
• Neutral ring handle design for stable wrist positioning during use
• Precision pivot joint maintains blade alignment under load
• Satin stainless finish reduces glare in operative field
Potts-Smith Vascular Scissors S/S 125° Angled
The Potts-Smith Vascular Scissors S/S 125° Angled measures 19 cm in total length with a fixed blade offset of 125 degrees at the shank-to-blade junction. Both tips carry a sharp-sharp (S/S) configuration, and the narrow blades run along a smooth cutting face with no serration on either edge. The instrument body is constructed from type-420 martensitic surgical stainless steel with a satin anti-glare finish. Open ring handles sit at the proximal end with no color coding, identifying this as a standard stainless instrument without TC inserts. The screw-pivot joint maintains consistent blade alignment under repeated sterilization loads.
Among the four angle variants in this series: 25°, 45°, 60°, and 125°, the 125° offset is the steepest, placing the blade nearly parallel to the handle axis when viewed from the side. This geometry specifically solves the problem of working alongside vessel walls where other angles force the surgeon’s hand to obstruct the operative field. Standard potts-smith vascular scissors at lower angles require wrist rotation to reach the same tissue plane, while the 125° variant lets the hand stay in a neutral position.
Cardiovascular surgeons deploy the Potts-Smith Vascular Scissors S/S 125° Angled during aorto-coronary bypass grafting to extend the arteriotomy along the anterior wall of the left anterior descending artery. The 125° blade offset keeps the cutting-edge flush against the vessel wall without lifting the shank into the operative field. Vascular surgeons also use it during femoral-popliteal bypass procedures to open the recipient vessel longitudinally for graft anastomosis.
Leader Surgical produces this instrument with verified angular geometry and consistent blade-face parallelism across every unit in the series. The full range of potts scissors angles from this brand; 25° through 125°, gives surgical teams a complete angle selection without switching instrument manufacturers.
How does a Potts-Smith differ from a standard Potts scissor?
Potts-Smith scissors typically feature longer shanks, which provide the extended reach required for deeper surgical fields. Standard Potts scissors usually have shorter shanks and are used for more accessible arteriotomy procedures.
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