- Easy-Locking - Engages when you close it so no more clumsy operations like traditional needle holders
- Ambidextrous - True 90 degree mechanism allows easy use in left and right hands alike
- Snagless - No cross-joint at the tips to snag the suture during an instrument tie
- Freeze-Proof - Single piece lock always disengages
- Constructed of Sonic Steel which allows for a superior thumb-lock that doesn't lose its shape, and is easily corrected if necessary
