Chapter 16 - Veterinary Instrumentation

www.vetinst.comGENERAL INSTRUMENTATION 16Veterinary Bandage ScissorsIrisA useful general purpose ophthalmic scissor.Lightweight, ‘standard’ action scissor for conjunctivaand, less satisfactorily, the cornea. Very rarely usedon the iris in veterinary ophthalmology.The limbs of small animal veterinary patients are typically much smallerthan their human counterparts. Most bandage scissors are designed forthe human limb. Veterinary bandage scissors should be lower in profile toget between bandage and skin and, for ease of use, need to be slightlystraighter than standard human bandage scissors.Our Veterinary Bandage Scissors meet these requirements and makedressing removal much easier.VETERINARY BANDAGE SCISSORS744820 Veterinary Bandage Scissors 14cmm, 5.5” £22.00744830 Veterinary Bandage Scissors 19cm, 7.5” £25.00IRIS744100 Iris Scissors 9cm Str £17.50744120 Iris Scissors 9cm Cof £20.00744110 Iris Scissors 11cm Str £17.50744130 Iris Scissors 11cm Cof £20.00744131 Iris Scissors Tungsten Carbide Str. 11cm £34.50Strabismus ScissorsHeath StitchGeneral purpose stitch cutter.HEATH STITCH743800 Heath Stitch Scissors 15cm 6” £44.50Littauer StitchStronger than corneal and conjunctival scissors,strabismus scissors are suitable for cuttingmuscles and skin.STRABISMUS SCISSORS746900 Strabismus Scissors 9cm Str £21.00747010 Strabismus Scissors 9cm Cof £21.00746910 Strabismus Scissors 11cm Str £23.00747020 Strabismus Scissors 11cm Cof £23.00Eye Enucleation ScissorsVery nice for removal of small awkward sutures.LITTAUER STITCH745095 Littauer Stitch Scissors 8cm 3.5” £18.00 £23.00745100 Littauer Stitch Scissors 11cm 4.5” £18.00 £24.00745110 Littauer Stitch Scissors 12.5cm 5” Str. £18.00 £25.00Castroviejo Suture Removal ScissorsStandard curved surgical scissors do not match the radius of the eye ofdogs and cats. The eye enucleation scissor closely matches requiredradius and slides easily behind the eyeball to cut the optic nerve andinternal opthalmic artery and vein, without the requirement to applydangerous traction to the globe. Use in conjuction with eye enucleationclamps, see page 225.EYE ENUCLEATION SCISSORS014225 Eye Enucleation Scissors 140mm £74.50Designed for the removal of very fine sutures. The Castroviejo actionmatches that of the Castroviejo needleholders.CASTROVIEJO SUTURE REMOVAL SCISSORS014185 Castroviejo Suture Removal Scissors 120mm £39.50267