Universal Scissors — Black 16cm

Overview

The Universal Scissors — Black (16cm) 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.

Every treatment room needs a hard-working general-purpose scissors, and the black-handled 16cm Universal Scissors is built to be exactly that. Where fine surgical scissors are reserved for tissue, universal scissors take on the everyday cutting that keeps a clinic running: dressings, bandages, tapes, tubing, gauze and packaging. The 16cm format is compact enough for a pocket or first-aid kit yet long enough for confident, full-length cuts.

The distinctive black ring handles make these scissors instantly identifiable on a bench or trolley — helpful in busy rooms where utility scissors and surgical scissors must never be confused. Stainless steel blades hold a serviceable edge through daily materials cutting, and because the instrument is fully autoclavable, it can be reprocessed to the same standard as the rest of your kit rather than treated as a throwaway. Teams running several treatment rooms often label a dedicated pair for each space so a reliable cutter is always within arm's reach.

At this price, most practices order several.

Also known as: Utility scissors black 16cm, Nurses' universal scissors, General purpose medical scissors, Black ring-handle scissors 16cm.

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

GP clinics · Nursing stations · Aged care facilities · Physiotherapy and podiatry rooms · First-aid and industrial medic kits · Veterinary clinics · Home care services

Common procedures

Universal scissors handle the non-tissue cutting around procedures: opening dressing packs, trimming bandages and tapes to length, cutting tubing and removing packaging. They are the everyday workhorse for dressing changes and wound-care setup in any clinical setting.

Recommended users

Practice nurses · GPs · Aged care staff · Physiotherapists · Paramedics and first-aiders · Veterinary nurses · Home care workers

Buying guide

Choose the 16cm Universal Scissors for treatment-room benches, first-aid kits and pockets where compact handling matters; step up to the 19cm version (US-19) for extra leverage on heavier dressings, multiple bandage layers and larger cutting jobs. If your main task is removing dressings directly over skin, consider the 14cm blunt curved dressing scissors, whose rounded tips are designed for that job. Keep universal scissors strictly for materials — tissue cutting belongs to your surgical patterns.

Care & maintenance

• Cleaning: Wash with warm water and detergent after use, removing adhesive residue from tapes with an approved instrument-safe cleaner. Dry thoroughly before storage or reprocessing.
• Sterilisation: Fully autoclavable when sterile reuse is required; otherwise clean and disinfect between tasks per your facility's infection-control policy.
• Maintenance: Check the pivot screw tension periodically and add a drop of lubricant if the action stiffens. Replace or sharpen when cutting bandage edges begins to chew rather than shear.
• Storage: Store clean and dry in a drawer, kit or trolley caddy. Keeping a designated pair per room avoids cross-area wandering and loss.

• 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
• True general-purpose clinic scissors for dressings, tape, tubing and gauze
• Distinctive black ring handles for instant identification on the trolley
• 16cm length — compact enough for kits, long enough for full cuts
• Autoclavable, so utility scissors meet the same reprocessing standard as instruments
• Stainless steel blades hold their edge through daily materials cutting

• Do-everything blades — spare your surgical scissors from dressings and tape
• Black handles — no mix-ups between utility and tissue scissors on the tray
• Autoclavable — hygienic reuse instead of single-use waste
• Low price — practical to place a pair in every room and kit