Surgical scalpel
OwnerStephen Sullivan, Myles Kobren +1inventors
InventorsStephen Sullivan, Myles Kobren, Andrew Menzin
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Abstract
A surgical scalpel has a flat blade, which may have a cutting or severing edge, and an elongated ergonomic handle having distal and proximal ends and an imaginary central axis. In one preferred embodiment, of a disposable (one use) scalpel the blade is embedded in a molded plastic resin handle. The handle has a generally triangle shape in cross-section with the top face being slightly curved. The handle, near its distal end, has an enlarged finger pressure section having an indentation at its top face adapted for a finger pad to apply pressure to the scalpel handle.
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A surgical scalpel comprising a blade and a handle, the blade having a severing edge and top non-severing edge, the blade and handle being connected, characterized in that:
- a. the handle is an elongated ergonomic unitary member having an imaginary central axis and distal and proximal ends, a top face and two side faces angled with respect to the top face;
- b. the handle has an elongated body section and a finger pressure section which is unitary therewith and which is proximate the handle's distal end, the body section being triangular, in cross-section taken perpendicular to the axis;
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- c. the finger pressure section has a top face and a concavity in the top face adapted to receive the front pad of an average index finger;
A surgical scalpel comprising a blade and a handle, the blade having a severing edge and a top non-severing edge, the blade and handle being connected, characterized in that:
- a. the handle is an elongated ergonomic unitary member having an imaginary central axis and distal and proximal ends, a top face and two side faces angled with respect to the top face;
- b. the handle has an elongated body section and a finger pressure section, the body section is proximate the handle's proximal end and the finger pressure section is proximate the handle's distal end;
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- c. the finger pressure section has a concavity in the top face adapted to receive the front pad of an average index finger.
A surgical scalpel comprising a blade, the blade having a severing edge and top non-severing edge, and a handle, the blade and handle being connected, characterized in that:
- a. the handle is an elongated ergonomic unitary member having an imaginary central axis and distal and proximal ends, a top face, and two side faces angled with respect to the top face;
- b. the handle, proximate its distal end, has a finger pressure section with a top face, the top face having an indentation which is adapted to receive the front pas of an average index finger;
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- c. the handle has an elongated body section unitary with the finger pressure section and proximate the handle's proximal end, the body section being triangular in cross-sections taken perpendicular to the axis.
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