The Metzenbaum Scissors
- The Metzenbaum scissors were invented by an American surgeon named Myron Firth Metzenbaum in the early 1900s while practicing otolaryngology at the Crile clinic (now the Cleveland Clinic)
- Use: fine dissection and cutting
- Material: stainless steel plus or minus tungsten carbide cutting surface
- Force: moderate: easily cuts through superficial tissue and and loose connective tissue, not effective for use on tougher tissue such as tendon or thick fascia
- Precision: high: they are more precise than Mayo scissors, with long shank-to-blade ratio allowing for higher level of control of cut angle and option for cutting at depth
- Comfort: high: easily held and manipulated, lightweight
- Durability: moderate, blades become dull after multiple cases or heavy use