
General Surgical Scissors
Selectable stainless steel surgical scissors for small-animal surgical tray buildouts, general dissection, dressing or bandage cutting, and suture removal, with standard straight and curved options in sharp/sharp, sharp/blunt, and blunt/blunt tips, narrow surgical scissors, 14 cm bandage scissors, and 11 cm Spencer ligature scissors.

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Overview
The General Surgical Scissors page fills the broad surgical-scissor gap in the animal surgical instruments import. It groups standard surgical scissors, narrow surgical scissors, bandage scissors, and Spencer ligature scissors into one selectable family so labs can choose the cutting tool by task instead of comparing duplicate single-configuration products.
The configuration family covers stainless steel standard scissors in straight and curved profiles, sharp/sharp, sharp/blunt, and blunt/blunt tip styles, and 12.5 cm, 14 cm, 16 cm, and 18 cm lengths. The narrow-scissor options add 11 cm, 12 cm, and 14 cm compact choices, while the task-specific options add a 14 cm bandage scissor and an 11 cm Spencer ligature scissor for dressing cuts or suture removal.
Scientific Use
Use this family for general dissection benches, small-animal surgery tray refreshes, soft-tissue cutting, dressing or bandage trimming, suture removal, necropsy preparation, and procedure-specific kits that need broader scissors than Vannas, micro, IRIS, or Stevens scissors. Straight blades support direct cuts, curved blades help approach tissue at an angle, sharp tips support precise entry, and blunt tips help when the selected workflow needs a less pointed approach.
The page is intentionally separate from Vannas Spring Scissors, Micro Scissors, and IRIS and Stevens Scissors. Those pages cover fine and microsurgical scissor decisions; this page covers broad operating-scissor, narrow operating-scissor, bandage, and Spencer-style choices used around the rest of the surgical station.
Buying Fit
Choose this listing when the lab needs replacement general scissors or a broad-purpose cutting path for a surgical tray. Pair the selected configuration with fine tweezers, micro tweezers, hemostatic forceps, needle holders, blades, sutures, magnification, anesthesia, warming, and sterile-field supplies when building a complete small-animal station.
Features & Benefits
Configuration
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 12.5 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 12.5 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 14 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 14 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 16 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 16 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 18 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 18 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/blunt, 12.5 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/blunt, 12.5 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/blunt, 14 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/blunt, 14 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/blunt, 16 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/blunt, 16 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/blunt, 18 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/blunt, 18 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 12.5 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, blunt/blunt, 12.5 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 14 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, blunt/blunt, 14 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 16 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, blunt/blunt, 16 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 18 cm
- Standard surgical scissors, curved, blunt/blunt, 18 cm
- Narrow surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 12 cm
- Narrow surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 12 cm
- Narrow surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 11 cm
- Narrow surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 14 cm
- Narrow surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 14 cm
- Narrow surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 14 cm
- Bandage scissors, stainless steel, 14 cm
- Spencer ligature scissors, stainless steel, 11 cm
Scissor groups
- Standard surgical scissors, narrow surgical scissors, bandage scissors, and Spencer ligature scissors
Blade choices
- Straight or curved standard scissors; straight and curved narrow options where listed
Tip styles
- Sharp/sharp, sharp/blunt, and blunt/blunt standard configurations
Overall length
- Standard scissors: 12.5 cm, 14 cm, 16 cm, or 18 cm; narrow scissors: 11 cm, 12 cm, or 14 cm
Task-specific options
- 14 cm bandage scissors and 11 cm Spencer ligature scissors
Use fit
- General cutting, dissection, dressing or bandage cutting, suture removal, and surgical tray completion
| Model | SKU | Listed price | Status | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 12.5 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-SHSH-125 | $31.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 12.5 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-SHSH-125 | $32.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-SHSH-140 | $32.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-SHSH-140 | $33.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 16 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-SHSH-160 | $35.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 16 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-SHSH-160 | $36.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 18 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-SHSH-180 | $38.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 18 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-SHSH-180 | $39.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/blunt, 12.5 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-SHBL-125 | $31.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/blunt, 12.5 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-SHBL-125 | $32.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/blunt, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-SHBL-140 | $32.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/blunt, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-SHBL-140 | $33.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/blunt, 16 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-SHBL-160 | $35.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/blunt, 16 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-SHBL-160 | $36.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, sharp/blunt, 18 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-SHBL-180 | $38.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, sharp/blunt, 18 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-SHBL-180 | $39.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 12.5 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-BLBL-125 | $31.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, blunt/blunt, 12.5 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-BLBL-125 | $32.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-BLBL-140 | $32.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, blunt/blunt, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-BLBL-140 | $33.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 16 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-BLBL-160 | $35.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, blunt/blunt, 16 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-BLBL-160 | $36.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 18 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-STR-BLBL-180 | $38.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Standard surgical scissors, curved, blunt/blunt, 18 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-STD-CVD-BLBL-180 | $39.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Narrow surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 12 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-NAR-STR-SHSH-120 | $33.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Narrow surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 12 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-NAR-CVD-SHSH-120 | $34.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Narrow surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 11 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-NAR-STR-BLBL-110 | $31.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Narrow surgical scissors, straight, blunt/blunt, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-NAR-STR-BLBL-140 | $35.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Narrow surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-NAR-STR-SHSH-140 | $35.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Narrow surgical scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-NAR-CVD-SHSH-140 | $36.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Bandage scissors, stainless steel, 14 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-BANDAGE-140 | $14.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
| Spencer ligature scissors, stainless steel, 11 cm | CS-SRG-GSC-SPENCER-110 | $31.99 | Available | Confirmed during quote |
Practical Tips
Choose standard, narrow, bandage, or Spencer scissors first, then select blade shape, tip style, and length from the variant menu.
Why: Those are the practical differences that determine whether the scissors fit broad cutting, compact narrow access, dressing cuts, or suture removal.
Pair general scissors with fine tweezers, hemostatic forceps, needle holders, blades, sutures, magnification, anesthesia, and warming when building a full station.
Why: General scissors handle broad cutting tasks, while the rest of the station still needs handling, closure, visualization, and animal-support equipment.
Store straight, curved, sharp-tip, and blunt-tip scissors so tips and blade alignment are protected from heavier instruments.
Why: Blade alignment and tip condition determine whether scissors stay useful for controlled dissection and surgical tray work.
Setup Guide
What’s in the Box
- 1 x selected general surgical scissors configuration
- Configuration selected by standard, narrow, bandage, or Spencer pattern, straight or curved blade shape, tip style, and overall length where applicable
Warranty
Support, replacement, and fulfillment terms are confirmed with the final quote and institutional purchasing requirements.
Compliance
Which General Surgical Scissors configurations are available?
The page includes standard stainless steel surgical scissors in straight and curved profiles, sharp/sharp, sharp/blunt, and blunt/blunt tip styles, 12.5 cm through 18 cm lengths, narrow surgical scissors, a 14 cm bandage scissor, and an 11 cm Spencer ligature scissor.
How should I choose sharp/sharp, sharp/blunt, or blunt/blunt tips?
Choose sharp/sharp when precise entry and sharp cutting are important, sharp/blunt when the workflow benefits from one less pointed tip, and blunt/blunt when a less pointed approach is preferred for the selected station task.
When should I choose narrow surgical scissors?
Choose narrow scissors when the lab needs a slimmer broad-purpose scissor for compact access but does not need the ultra-fine tip range of Vannas, micro, IRIS, or Stevens scissors.
What are the bandage and Spencer options for?
The bandage scissor supports dressing or bandage cutting around the station. The Spencer ligature scissor supports suture-removal and ligature-cutting tasks.
What should be ordered with General Surgical Scissors for a complete small-animal setup?
A complete station may include fine tweezers, micro tweezers, hemostatic forceps, needle holders, blades, sutures, magnification, anesthesia, warming, and sterile-field supplies selected around the procedure.
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