Surgical scalpel

Details Surgical scalpel Surgical scalpel

1998-03-31

1999-07-06

Biuz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

30 2, 30151, 30335, A61B 1732

Patent

active

059192011

ABSTRACT:
A surgical scalpel includes a handle with a proximal end and a distal end that defines a cavity with an open distal end within the handle. The handle further includes an opening. The scalpel of the invention has a cartridge removably mountable to the handle. The cartridge includes a blade holder with a proximal end and a distal end. The blade holder includes elements for removably mounting the cartridge to the handle. There is a blade fixedly attached to the blade holder so that the blade projects distally. The scalpel of has a shield mounted on the blade holder for slidable movement between a distal position wherein the shield substantially prevents inadvertent access to the blade and a proximal position wherein the shield is substantially within the handle and the blade is exposed for use. The shield has a latch for engaging the blade holder and releasably retaining the shield in both the distal position and the proximal position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5662669 (1997-09-01), Abidin et al.

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