Plaster cast removal instruments work in a fixed sequence, cut the shell, then open the cut, and each tool in this range does one step of that sequence rather than all of it. Peak Surgicals supplies twenty-five patterns spanning shears, saws, knives, breakers and spreaders, in stainless steel, from $10.99 to $658.90. Each is CE marked and built under ISO 13485. Compare all patterns in the grid below.
Cutting the Cast: Shears, Saws and Knives
Shears and saws cut the shell along a controlled line, while knives handle it by hand where a mechanical instrument does not reach, the choice follows access and cast thickness, not preference. Every removal starts here, before anything is spread or broken.
Stille Plaster Shears (37cm, $104.50; 23cm one-hand, $99.00), Heavy Duty Plaster Shears ($10.99) and Utility Plaster Shears ($33.00) cover general cutting at different scales. Supercut Esmarch Bandage & Plaster Shears (20cm, $27.50) and Seutin Bandage and Plaster Scissors (23cm, $71.50) add supercut and combined bandage-plaster cutting. For mechanical cutting, our electric plaster saws range covers powered options. For hand cutting where a saw cannot reach, Esmarch Plaster Knife (18cm, $27.50), Reiner Plaster Knife (19cm, $44.00), Hopkins Plaster Knife (20cm, $33.00) and Murphy Plaster Knife (6.5", $38.50) carry a strong metal or wood handle built to push through set plaster by hand. We supply every pattern at MOQ 1.
Opening the Cut: Breakers and Spreaders
Once the shell is cut, the cast does not fall open on its own — the cut must be forced apart, and two instrument types do that. Wolf Boehler Plaster Cast Breaker ($27.50; 18cm & 24cm forceps variant, $38.50) carries deep jaw serrations built specifically to generate the force that breaks through set plaster along the cut line. Spreaders — for the full range including Henning and Auvard-family patterns, see our orthopedic spreaders page — insert into the cut and widen it, and the Meisterhand Three Prong Cast Spreader (9", $88.00) with spring action does that one-handed. Metal Plaster Spatula (14.5cm, $22.00) works the same opening role for finer adjustment.
For the shear-specific range within this family, our plaster shears page covers the Bohler, Guys, Swedish and eccentric patterns in more depth than fits here. The sequence, cut, then break or spread, is what every one of these instruments exists to support, and skipping a step (forcing an uncut cast open, or spreading before the cut is complete) is what causes skin injury during removal.
Bandage Scissors, Reprocessing and Certification
Once the cast itself is clear, the padding underneath still needs removing, Lister Bandage Scissors Supercut (from $6.60), Bandage and Utility Scissor (19.1cm, $13.20), Bruns Bandage Scissor (from $15.40), Bruns Shears (from $16.50) and Commander Utility Shears (8.5", $82.50) carry the blunt-tip bandage-scissor pattern built to slide beneath dressing without cutting the skin underneath.
These instruments are forged from stainless steel, corrosion-resistant across the constant autoclave cycles a cast room sees, and holding blade and jaw geometry under the mechanical loads cutting and breaking apply. Every instrument is Class I, reusable, CE marked and built under ISO 13485, the documentation a hospital supply team verifies before qualifying a vendor. Warranty is one year with return-and-replacement, MOQ is 1 piece, orders over $99 ship free in carton box packing, and OEM marking is available for distributors. Talk to us about OEM and volume terms.
