Cottle-Knapp Plastic Surgery Scissors — 10.5 cm

Cottle-Knapp Plastic Surgery Scissors — 10.5 cm — catalogue reference SC 02-292-01.

Maurice H. Cottle was a Chicago rhinologist active in the mid-twentieth century who developed many of the techniques and instruments used in modern septoplasty and rhinoplasty. His name attaches to a family of nasal surgical instruments — Cottle elevators, Cottle nasal speculums, Cottle dorsal scissors, and Cottle double-ended elevators. The Cottle elevator is used to elevate mucoperiosteal flaps during septoplasty — the working end is a small spatulate tip on a slim handle. Standard in ENT and rhinoplasty sets. Modern Cottle instruments are made from medical-grade stainless steel; the slim handles are designed for pen-grip during the precision work of nasal surgery.

Every instrument is forged, machined, and finished at the Sialkot facility from German-origin stainless billet — austenitic 304 / 316 grades for non-cutting, mucosal-contact, and hollow-ware lines where corrosion resistance is the priority, martensitic 420 / 440 grades for cutting and edge-retention patterns where heat-treatable hardness matters, and 17-4 PH precipitation-hardened stainless for high-load orthopedic and implant-handling applications. Polishing, passivation, and final inspection are performed in-house under documented quality procedures aligned with ISO 13485:2016.