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Combination guarded surgical scalpel and blade stripper

US5662669A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 1995
Grant dateSep 2, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/32113
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A combination guarded surgical scalpel and blade stripper (200, 300) uses the sliding guard (202, 301) in cooperation with an ejector button (238, 311) to strip a (used) blade (224, 314) from the scalpel (200, 300) thereby avoiding manual contact with the blade (224, 314) and the problems associated therewith.

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