I've said it before, I'll say it again - medic shears are alien technology. The $4.00 shears cut a penny and then cut paper. I bought a lot of a dozen, and they have lasted me YEARS in the shop, on the job and around the house. Any brand will do, they are all made on the planet zorglfrag by the puffy, multi-tentacled frzzgr creatures and beamed here via tachyon beam to your local FAK supplier.