Castroviejo Scissors

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Castroviejo scissors are the microsurgical scissors: spring handles operated from the fingertips, sharp/sharp micro-serrated tips, and 16 to 18 cm of slender shaft for work under loupes or a microscope. Papilla handling, graft refinement and micro-suture in periodontal plastic surgery are their work. Helmut Zepf's ZEPF-Line versions come curved or 45° angulated, standard or Onyx-coated, plus the TOUCHGRIP design developed with Drs. Hürzeler and Zuhr. Premium Castroviejo Scissors Collection Our range covers the configurations clinicians ask for most: Castroviejo curved, micro-serrated, 17 cm — Standard (46.319.17) and Onyx (46.319.17TISC) Castroviejo curved, micro-serrated, 18 cm — Extra reach (46.319.17N) Castroviejo 45° angulated, micro-serrated, 16 cm — Standard (46.321.16) and Onyx (46.321.16TISC) Micro Spring Castroviejo TOUCHGRIP, curved, 17 cm — The Hürzeler/Zuhr handle design (46.319.17HZU) All instruments are forged from premium German surgical stainless steel — fully autoclavable, corrosion-resistant, and engineered to hold their edge through hundreds of sterilization cycles. Why Choose Zepf Castroviejo Scissors? Spring handles — Fingertip control with no ring to fight — precision measured in tenths of a millimetre Micro-serrated sharp/sharp tips — Hold and cut 6-0 and 7-0 suture and papillary tissue cleanly Curved or 45° angulated — Angulated for the anterior under a scope; curved for general micro work Onyx option — Black coating kills glare under the intense light of loupes and microscopes Clinical Applications Periodontal plastic and microsurgery Papilla handling and reconstruction Connective-tissue graft refinement Micro-suture placement and removal Implant soft-tissue procedures under magnification History: Who Invented the Castroviejo Scissors? Ramón Castroviejo (1904–1987), the Spanish-American ophthalmologist who pioneered corneal transplantation in New York, designed his spring-handled micro scissors and needle holders in the 1930s and 1940s with