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Scalpel handle sheath with blade remover

US9693797B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

9References

20Claims

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Assignee

Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · US

Inventor

Georgene Austria · Calabasas, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2015
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2035

Classification

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

Abstract

A scalpel handle sheath includes a body defining a handle-receiving cavity open to a first end of the body through a narrowed sleeve region, the body further defining a flexible arm adjacent the first end with a first boss extending inwardly therefrom adjacent the sleeve region. The sheath further includes a shield coupled with the body and slideable between a retracted position and a removal position. The shield defines an edge applying an inward force on the flexible arm during movement of the shield from toward the retracted position to the removal position and a removal flange extending within the shield and passing the first end of the body during movement of the shield from the toward retracted position to the removal position.

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