Patent · US Expired

Retractable safety scalpel

US6623499B1 · kind B1 · utility

59Cited by
11References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 21, 2002
Grant dateSep 23, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 21, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention is a scalpel with a retractable blade which may be advanced or retracted by operation of a slider. The scalpel has multiple operating positions and the physician may conveniently retract the blade by actuating the slider.

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