Blunt Curved Scissors 14cm

Overview

The Blunt Curved Scissors (14cm) delivers clean, controlled cutting for clinical and surgical applications. Precision-ground blades are honed for a smooth shearing action from heel to tip, with edges that stay sharp through repeated sterilisation cycles.

The Blunt Curved Scissors 14cm is the wound-care specialist of the utility and dressing scissors range. Both blades finish in rounded, blunt tips, so the lower blade can slide between a dressing and the patient's skin with a wide margin of safety — the essential feature when cutting away bandages, tapes and dressings over fragile, swollen or painful areas. The gentle blade curve lifts the cutting line away from the skin as you advance, adding further protection.

This blunt-tip pattern earns its keep anywhere dressings come off regularly: wound clinics, aged care, community nursing, emergency rooms and veterinary practice. It is equally valued in procedural settings for trimming dressings and padding to shape without any risk of the tips catching skin, and its 14cm size keeps it nimble for one-handed work around limbs and digits. The rounded tips also make it a reassuring choice for paediatric dressing changes, where sudden patient movement is always a possibility.

Built from surgical-grade stainless steel by an ISO 13485-certified manufacturer, TGA-registered and fully autoclavable, it offers instrument-grade quality at a utility price. A sensible pair to keep on every dressing trolley.

Also known as: Blunt/blunt curved scissors, Dressing scissors curved 14cm, Wound care blunt scissors, Round-tipped curved scissors.

Care & sterilisation

Rinse and clean immediately after use, dry thoroughly, and sterilise in an open position. A drop of instrument lubricant at the pivot keeps the action smooth and extends service life.

Clinical applications

Wound care clinics · Aged care facilities · Community and district nursing · GP treatment rooms · Emergency departments · Podiatry clinics · Veterinary practices

Common procedures

Blunt curved scissors are used during dressing changes to cut away bandages, retention tapes and dressings safely over intact or fragile skin. They also trim dressings, padding and hydrocolloid sheets to shape during wound-care procedures and post-operative reviews.

Recommended users

Wound care nurses · Community and district nurses · Aged care staff · GPs and practice nurses · Podiatrists · Emergency clinicians · Veterinary nurses

Buying guide

Make this your dedicated dressing-removal scissors: the blunt curved tips are specifically shaped for cutting over skin, which neither sharp surgical patterns nor straight utility scissors do as safely. Pair it with a 16cm or 19cm universal scissors for general materials cutting away from the patient, and keep surgical patterns (iris, Mayo, Metzenbaum) for tissue only. If you service bariatric or heavily bandaged patients, the longer universal scissors adds helpful leverage; for routine dressing changes on limbs, hands and feet, this 14cm blunt pattern is the safer everyday choice.

Care & maintenance

• Cleaning: Clean promptly after dressing changes, removing adhesive and exudate residue with warm detergent solution and a soft brush. Rinse and dry thoroughly, including inside the joint.
• Sterilisation: Fully autoclavable — sterilise open on a validated steam cycle when used in sterile wound-care procedures; otherwise disinfect between patients per local infection-control policy.
• Maintenance: Lubricate the pivot regularly and confirm the rounded tips remain smooth and burr-free, as any roughness defeats their skin-protective purpose. Re-sharpen or replace when dressings begin to drag in the blades.
• Storage: Store dry on the dressing trolley or in a wound-care kit, separate from sharp-tipped instruments. Sterile-processed pairs stay pouched until the procedure begins.

• Precision-ground surgical stainless steel blades
• Smooth, low-friction pivot action
• Comfortable ring handles for extended use
• Fully autoclavable for repeated clinical sterilisation
• Suited to general practice, wound care, dressing changes and theatre use
• Rounded blunt tips on both blades protect skin during dressing removal
• Curved blades lift the cutting line away from the patient as you cut
• Agile 14cm size for one-handed work around limbs and digits
• Instrument-grade stainless steel at a utility-scissors price
• TGA-registered, from an ISO 13485-certified manufacturer
• Fully autoclavable for sterile wound-care protocols

• Blunt safety tips — slide under dressings without nicking fragile skin
• Curved blades — cutting edge angles away from the patient automatically
• Autoclavable stainless steel — sterile-ready for open-wound environments
• 14cm agility — controlled trimming around awkward contours and digits