BS 5194-4:1985
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Surgical instruments Specification for scissors, shears and other jointed cutting instruments
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English
31-01-1986
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Foreword
Committees responsible
1 Scope
2 Materials
3 Hardness and heat treatment
4 Corrosion resistance
5 Design and workmanship
6 Surface condition
7 Cutting ability of scissors and shears
8 Packaging
9 Marking
Appendices
A Method of test for corrosion resistance using
copper sulphate solution
B Method of test for corrosion resistance using
boiling water
C Guidance on screw joints
D Guidance on box joints
E Method of test for cutting ability
Table
1 Materials for testing cutting ability of scissors
and shears
Made of stainless steel. Includes scissors, shears and rongeurs.
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W/-
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 3646(1963) and BS 3793(1964). Supersedes 84/52640 DC. (03/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
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Standard
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10
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British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This Part of BS5194 specifies requirements for stainless steel scissors, shears and other jointed cutting instruments, such as bone-nibbling forceps (bone rongeurs), used in surgery. Requirements for the cutting ability of scissors and shears are included.
NOTE1 A test for the cutting ability of jointed cutting instruments other than scissors and shears is under consideration.
NOTE2 The titles of the publications referred to in this Part of BS5194 are listed on the inside back cover.
| Standards | Relationship |
| ISO 7741:1986 | Similar to |
| BS 3643-1:1981 | ISO metric screw threads Principles and basic data |
| BS 891-1:1962 | Method for Rockwell hardness test Testing of metals |
| BS 5194-3:1985 | Surgical instruments Specification for dissecting forceps |
| BS 5194-2:1989 | Surgical instruments Specification for instruments with pivot joints (excluding cutting instruments) |
| BS 427-1:1961 | Method for Vickers hardness test Testing of metals |
| BS 5194-1(1991) : 1991 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL |
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