Mayo-Stille TC Operating Scissors — Curved, 15 cm (15.0 cm)

A curved working tip lets the surgeon work behind tissue planes and around vascular structures without obstructing the view. Tungsten-carbide tip inserts extend service life roughly ten-fold versus plain stainless and retain grip integrity through hundreds of autoclave cycles. Catalogue reference SC 02-811-01.

Stille is both an eponym and a manufacturer name from Swedish surgical instrument tradition; many patterns developed by the Stille company or by surgeons associated with it bear the Stille name. The Stille bone-cutting forceps, Stille rongeur, and Stille-Luer bone forceps are all standard heavy-bone instruments used in orthopaedic open-procedure sets. The patterns share a heavy robust construction and double-action joint geometry that provides mechanical advantage for cutting hard cortical bone. Modern Stille-family instruments are typically made from hardened tool-grade stainless with tungsten carbide cutting edges in professional-grade variants. Lengths of 23 cm, 27 cm, and 32 cm are standard.

Manufacturing compliance is verified through ISO 13485:2016 certification (the international medical-device quality standard), CE marking under EU MDR 2017/745, and FDA establishment registration. Certificate copies and regulatory documentation are available on request for inclusion in hospital procurement files and EU technical documentation packages. Sterilization validation follows ISO 17665 for steam autoclave at 134 °C.