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busch umbilical scissors, curved to side, 6 1/4" (16.0 cm)

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed specifically to cut the umbilical cord after birth. It comprises two pivoted blades that are usually provided with a finger and thumb ring-handle and which cut with a shearing action (i.e., the blades cut as the sharpened edges pass one another as they are closed). It is metallic and is available in various designs and sizes; the blades can have a variety of sizes and designs, e.g., curved, acutely angled at the tip, or have flat opposing moon shapes, and may be serrated. This is a reusable device.

Symmetry® Scissors, Busch, Umbilical, 6 1/2 in