Plastic incision blade

Details Plastic incision blade Plastic incision blade

1997-09-19

1998-07-21

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

A61D 1732

Patent

active

057828520

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for implementing a skin incision has an incision blade having at least three facets and at least one sharpened apex. Each of the facets narrows down to one of the apexes. A housing having an exterior surface adapted to be placed flush against the skin and an elongated slot located on the exterior of the surface housing the incision blade. A blade pivoting mechanism located in the housing guides the incision blade through the slot. The blade pivoting mechanism has a first end and second end wherein the first end is pivotally coupled to the housing and the second end supports the incision blade. An actuatable depressing mechanism, located within the housing means, engages and holds the blade pivoting mechanism in a set position, preventing the pivotal movement of the blade pivoting mechanism within the housing. When the depressing mechanism is actuated, the blade pivoting mechanism disengages and transverses the sloped surface, displacing the second end of the blade pivoting mechanism toward the elongated slot, such that the multiple facets of the incision blade emerge from the elongated slot and incise the skin.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5133730 (1992-07-01), Biro et al.
patent: 5201747 (1993-04-01), Mastel
patent: 5584846 (1996-12-01), Mawshirt et al.

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