Safety scalpel

A safety scalpel comprising an elongated central body (1) having opposite ends (2, 3) for respective lancets (24),

• wherein the elongated central body (1) comprises a retractable lancet system connected at each of its opposite ends (2, 3),
• wherein the retractable lancet system comprises:
• a protection member (4) having a slot (12) with stop recesses (10, 11), a distal opening (13) and an opposite closed end (14) that is connected to the elongated central body (1), and concentric thereto;
• a prismatic guide concentric to the elongated central body (1) that is located inside the protection member (4);
• and
• a lancet holding member (20) consisting of:
• a distal part (21) in the form of a prismatic member in which the lancet (24) is frontally inserted, and
• a proximal part (22) formed by two parallel arms (25, 26) having an end integral with the prismatic member, a first arm (25) of them being slidable in contact with the prismatic guide and a second arm (26) carrying on a button (27) protruding from the slot (12) of the protection member (4) and being provided with retaining elements (28) intended to be received into the stop recesses (10, 11) of the slot (12).