BS 3646:1963

This standard BS 3646:1963 Specification for surgical dressing and stitch scissors is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.040.30 Surgical instruments and materials

Specifies requirements for surgical dressing scissors (straight and curved) with sharp points (including stitch scissors), blunt points or with one point sharp and one point blunt in a size range of 5 in (13 cm), 5½ in (14 cm), 6 in (15 cm) and 7 in (18 cm) nominal lengths. The specification includes a cutting test to evaluate the performance of the scissors.