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Cleanable guarded surgical scalpel with scalpel blade remover

  • US 5,683,407 A
  • Filed: 10/19/1995
  • Issued: 11/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A guarded surgical scalpel, comprising:

  • a handle having two sidewalls which define a cavity therebetween;

    a guard mounted to the handle in the cavity for longitudinal and rotary movement with respect to the handle wherein the guard defines a flange adjacent a proximal portion of the guard and one of the two sidewalls defines a longitudinal slot therein and into which the flange extends, whereby the flange and slot cooperate to define the extent of travel of the guard between a retracted position and an extended position; and

    a blade carrier mounted in the guard and the cavity for longitudinal movement with respect to the guard and removably mounted to the handle.

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