1. A useful modification of the Potts-Smith scissors
James Earhart Nolte, MD 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 21, Issue 1, (January 1995)
DOI: /S (95)
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2. Fig. 1
Top, length of arterotomy being measured by millimeter scale etched on one blade of Potts scissors. Scissor blade is proper length and angle for measurement, unlike standard ruler. Bottom, Potts scissor blade inserted into inflow end of vein graft an identical distance will create venotomy of same length as arterotomy.
Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (95) )
Copyright © 1995 Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions