Surgical scalpel with retractable guard

Details Surgical scalpel with retractable guard Surgical scalpel with retractable guard

A - Human Necessities

61

B

A61B 17/32 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2087940

ABSTRACT A surgical scalpel (10) is provided with a retractable guard (11) for its cutting blade (12). The guard (11) is mounted on the handle (24) of the scalpel (10) for sliding movement between an advanced position in which the blade (12) is covered and a retracted position in which the blade (12) is exposed --- with the use of only one hand --- and without requiring the surgeon, nurse and/or assistant to take his or her eyes away from the patient or the instrumentation during a surgical procedure. A two-position detent means (28) includes a resiliently-biased manually-releasable detent member (29) disposed within the longitudinal center plane (30) of the handle (24) and extending above the handle (24). A cut-out (49) on the bottom wall (15) of the guard (11), together with the detent member (29), facilitates the one-hand actuation of the guard (11). A stop means (25, 26) between the guard (11) and the handle (24), which is independent of the detent means (28), limits the sliding movement of the guard (11).

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