Scalpel holder

A scalpel holder, having a grip piece with a longitudinal direction and a blade holder which is connected to the grip piece and which blade holder functions to receive a scalpel blade and hold the same fixed, wherein the grip piece has a slider guide running substantially in the longitudinal direction of the grip piece, wherein a slider received in said slider guide is movably guided in the slider guide, wherein the slider has a slider rod and a push rod connected to each other in a fixed manner, and the push rod furthermore has an end piece with a wedge-shaped design for the purpose of allowing a person using only one hand to engage the push rod, thereby lifting out a scalpel blade fastened on the blade holder, wherein the slider guide is arranged on the grip piece in such a manner that the end piece of the slider guided in the slider guide in the direction of the blade holder slides past the scalpel blade while lifting the scalpel blade out of the blade holder, and wherein the push rod is divided in cross-section into two components, a first component comprising a shoulder edge region, and a second component comprising the wedge-shaped end piece extending longitudinally beyond the first component, for the purpose of laterally lifting the scalpel blade away from the blade holder while simultaneously pushing the scalpel blade longitudinally away from the blade holder.