A sterile, non-dedicated, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut a variety of tissues during open surgery; it is not dedicated to surgery at a specific anatomy/body orifice nor does it have a single clinical intended use. It might in addition be intended for cutting sutures or other materials associated with surgery. It is comprised of two pivoted shearing blades with handles, whereby the blades cut as the sharpened edges pass one another as they are closed. It is available in various designs and sizes. This is a previously used single-use device that has been processed for an additional single-use patient application.