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Stevens tenotomy scissors — manufacturer / publisher reference. Variants may differ.
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Stevens tenotomy scissors — manufacturer / publisher reference. Variants may differ.

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Stevens tenotomy scissors

Cutting & suturing

Stevens tenotomy scissors

Stevens tenotomy scissors

THE FIRST VIVA QUESTION

What is its use?

Provides fine controlled cutting or dissection of delicate soft tissue.

Explore the photo before the answer. Zoom into the jaws, inspect the locking mechanism and compare the available reference views.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Small finger-ring scissors.
  2. Slender short working blades.
  3. Blunt-ended and other tip configurations exist.
Don’t confuse it with…

The exact tip configuration matters; do not identify every small scissors as the same tenotomy pattern.

02 / PARTS

Name the parts.

Point to each part on your specimen as you say its name.

  1. Rings
  2. Shanks
  3. Pivot
  4. Fine blades
  5. Tips
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01What is its general tissue role?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Fine delicate-tissue dissection.

02Is tenotomy the only possible indication?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

No. Named tenotomy patterns may be used for other fine dissection tasks.

Read the references.

Use these clinical education and instrument references alongside your department’s practical manual. Photo attribution appears below the image.