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10413Entry/Object ID
2025.3.385Tags
1900s, british, scissors, surgical, payneDescription
10,413. Payne, E. M. May 4.
Scissors. -- Surgical scissors used in removing sutures and in similar operations are made with the lower blade 2, Fig. 1, of filiform rounded section, except at its cutting-edge 6, Fig. 3, and of hooklike form and needle pointed at 5. The stout upper blade 3 has a convex cutting-edge 4 to correspond with the cutting-edge of the hook-like blade 2. The loop of the suture is caught up by the hook-like blade and held under the blade 3 until it is severed.Relationships
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Payne, E.M.Create Date
April 28, 2025Update Date
April 28, 2025