Disposable quarded finger scalpel for inserting a line in a pate

Details Disposable quarded finger scalpel for inserting a line in a pate Disposable quarded finger scalpel for inserting a line in a pate

1994-08-08

1996-08-13

Graysay, Tamara L.

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

606167, 606185, 30162, A61B 1732

Patent

active

055451756

ABSTRACT:
A guarded finger scalpel is squeezed between the thumb and forefinger to advance a blade out of an opening. The blade is used to make an incision in the patient's skin, thereby facilitating insertion of a catheter and its line in a patient. Thereafter, the manual pressure is released, and the blade is automatically retracted. This prevents inadvertent or accidental nicks or cuts and hence eliminates or, at least, substantially reduces the exposure to the AIDS virus or other infectious diseases. A lock-off means is employed, subsequent to the surgical procedure, to prevent further blade exposure during clean-up and disposal.

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