Abstract
The authors report on new microscissors that they recently devised that incorporates and additional joint between the tip and the grip that enables the microscissors to bend vertically, the angle of this bend depending on the needs of the user. The advantage of these microscissors over straight, conventional microscissors is that they can be inserted into very narrow spaces and, by easy manipulation, reach tiny internal body areas requiring scissoring. Thus, when applied to cerebral repairs, there is little or no damage to the cerebral tissue. Further, the force involved in retracting these microscissors is lessened, since this unique bending capability enables better maneuverability for a smoother withdrawal. These microscissors have been successfully used to repair over 5 cases that have included the dissection of a sylvian fissure for an aneurysmal clipping, treating an arteriovenous malformation and a cerebellopontine angle tumor. In all instances there were no complications.
