Surgical Instruments

Two Scissors That Look Similar and Do Very Different Jobs Metzenbaum and Mayo scissors are both standard issue in almost every general surgical tray. They are both ring-handled, both available curved and straight, and both made from surgical-grade stainless steel. To an untrained eye they look interchangeable. They are not. Using Mayo scissors for tissue …

Metzenbaum vs Mayo Scissors: A Practical Comparison for OR Teams Read More »

Tissue Forceps That Grasp Without Crushing—Except When They Should Babcock and Allis forceps are both tissue-grasping instruments with ring handles and ratchet locking. Both are used to hold structures during surgery. But the way they grip tissue is fundamentally different, and using the wrong one damages delicate organs unnecessarily. Fizza Surgical manufactures both patterns for …

Babcock vs Allis Tissue Forceps: Atraumatic vs Traumatic Graspers Explained Read More »

The Laryngoscope That Changed Intubation Practice The Macintosh laryngoscope blade, introduced by Sir Robert Macintosh in 1943, remains the most widely used laryngoscope blade design in anaesthesia and emergency medicine worldwide. More than 80 years after its introduction, the curved blade with its distinct spatula-tip geometry continues to be the first choice for orotracheal intubation …

Macintosh Laryngoscope Blade Sizes and Uses: Complete Anaesthesia Guide Read More »

The Kerrison Rongeur in Spinal and Neurosurgery The Kerrison rongeur is a bone-cutting punch instrument used in spinal surgery, neurosurgery, and ENT procedures to remove small, precise amounts of bone or intervertebral disc material. Unlike osteotomes or chisels that require mallet force, the Kerrison works with a ratcheted squeezing action — the surgeon cuts small …

Kerrison Rongeur: Jaw Angles, Bite Widths, and Surgical Applications Read More »