Combination guarded surgical scalpel and blade stripper
First Claim
1. A combination guarded surgical scalpel and blade stripper comprising a handle, a guard mounted on the handle for longitudinal sliding movement thereon, wherein the guard has an advanced forward position on the handle in which the blade is covered, and wherein the guard further has a rearward retracted position on the handle in which the blade is uncovered, the handle having a cleat provided with a rib, a blade having a slot receiving the rib on the cleat, thereby mounting the blade on the handle, the blade having a rearward edge portion, manually-manipulatable means carried by the handle and engaging the rearward edge portion of the blade for lifting the rearward edge portion of the blade laterally away from the rib on the cleat, and means carried by the guard for engaging the rearward edge portion of the blade and lifting the blade off the rib longitudinally thereof as the guard is moved forwardly of the handle, thereby stripping the blade from the scalpel.
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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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6 Claims
- 1. A combination guarded surgical scalpel and blade stripper comprising a handle, a guard mounted on the handle for longitudinal sliding movement thereon, wherein the guard has an advanced forward position on the handle in which the blade is covered, and wherein the guard further has a rearward retracted position on the handle in which the blade is uncovered, the handle having a cleat provided with a rib, a blade having a slot receiving the rib on the cleat, thereby mounting the blade on the handle, the blade having a rearward edge portion, manually-manipulatable means carried by the handle and engaging the rearward edge portion of the blade for lifting the rearward edge portion of the blade laterally away from the rib on the cleat, and means carried by the guard for engaging the rearward edge portion of the blade and lifting the blade off the rib longitudinally thereof as the guard is moved forwardly of the handle, thereby stripping the blade from the scalpel.
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