Sklar Seutin Plaster Shears, 9 Inch Serrated
A 9 inch serrated shears designed to cut through plaster of Paris casts, used by orthopaedic staff to remove or adjust casts safely.
The Sklar Seutin Plaster Shears is built to cut through the hardened plaster of a cast without risking the skin underneath. Its serrated blade grips the plaster as it advances so the shears do not slip sideways, and the nine inch length gives the operator enough leverage to work through a thick cast section by section.
Plaster shears of this type are used on orthopaedic wards, in fracture clinics and in emergency departments whenever a cast needs to be removed, split for swelling, or adjusted after the initial application. Nurses, orthopaedic technicians and doctors all use this class of instrument as part of routine cast care.
Being a reusable stainless steel instrument, it is cleaned and sterilized or high level disinfected between patients according to the facility's protocol for non-invasive equipment. Hospitals with an active orthopaedic or trauma service typically keep several sets on hand given how frequently casts are removed or revised.
