Metzenbaum Bipolar Dissecting Scissors

## Product Overview

Metzenbaum Bipolar Dissecting Scissors is a bipolar dissecting scissors listed in the HF Instruments range of the Aesculap Surgical Instrument Catalog, pages 1416–1417. The catalog identifies the instrument under the METZENBAUM pattern, which is the designation procurement teams and distributors use to identify this instrument family across suppliers. The source catalog is bilingual and prints the designation as Bipolar Dissecting Scissors in English and Bipolare Präparierschere in German, so either term can be used when matching this item against an existing inventory or tender list. This entry represents the complete catalogued family of 4 configurations rather than a single item, so the specifications below describe the full printed range. Each configuration carries its own catalog number and is quoted separately. The family is printed in the catalog under the range BC685R-BC686R and BC687R-BC688R. It is classified in the catalog under Surgical Instruments > HF Instruments > Bipolar Dissecting Scissors.

## Design Characteristics

The following characteristics are printed for every configuration in this listing: BipoJET, curved, blunt, insulated, and bipolar. The instrument carries the BipoJET product-line designation printed in the catalog. The working portion is printed as curved, which is the geometry the catalog specifies for this reference. The catalog prints the working edge as blunt. The instrument is printed as insulated, which governs how it may be paired with an electrosurgical generator. The catalog prints the energy mode as bipolar, which determines the generator connection and cable configuration required. The catalog prints these descriptors bilingually: curved (gebogen) and insulated (isoliert).

## Configuration Options

The family is catalogued in 4 configurations. The source catalog does not print an attribute that distinguishes every configuration in this family, so each is identified by its printed catalog number. The printed specification for each is reproduced below exactly as it appears in the source, with no value inferred.

– **BC685R** — curved; bipolar; insulated; BipoJET; blunt; length 180 mm
– **BC686R** — curved; bipolar; insulated; BipoJET; blunt; length 180 mm
– **BC687R** — curved; bipolar; insulated; BipoJET; blunt; length 230 mm
– **BC688R** — curved; bipolar; insulated; BipoJET; blunt; length 230 mm

Each configuration above is a separately catalogued item and can be quoted individually or as a set. Where two configurations carry identical printed specifications, the source catalog distinguishes them by catalog number only.

## Technical Specifications

– **Instrument type:** Bipolar Dissecting Scissors
– **Pattern:** METZENBAUM
– **Product line:** BipoJET
– **Curvature:** curved
– **Edge:** blunt
– **Insulation:** insulated
– **Energy mode:** bipolar
– **Catalog category:** HF Instruments (GK)
– **Catalog numbers:** BC685R, BC686R, BC687R, BC688R
– **Configurations:** 4
– **Family ID:** FAM-000078
– **Source:** Aesculap Surgical Instrument Catalog, pp. 1416–1417

## Specification Coverage

The source catalog prints curvature and edge for this listing. It does not print overall length, working-end diameter, size code, material, working angle, shaft characteristic, and tip form; these values are omitted here rather than estimated, and can be confirmed on inquiry. This listing reproduces only what the manufacturer’s catalog states. No material, certification, performance or clinical claim is added.

## Ordering Information

Metzenbaum Bipolar Dissecting Scissors is supplied on a request-for-quote basis; the catalog publishes no price. Quote the catalog number for the configuration required. This family covers BC685R, BC686R, BC687R, and BC688R. Refer to the individual configurations listed above for the exact printed specification of each. Send an inquiry to confirm current availability, packaging and lead time, or to request a formal quotation. Contact us for procurement documentation, including catalog references for tender submissions.

## Source and Traceability

All specifications above are reproduced from the Aesculap Surgical Instrument Catalog, pages 1416–1417, HF Instruments section. Registry reference REG-000142; family FAM-000078. Values not printed in the source are omitted rather than estimated. For reference, the printed specification block for BC685R reads: · METZENBAUM · 7“, 180.00 mm · BipoJET® · curved, gebogen · bipolar · insulated, isoliert