Scalpel for carpal tunnel surgery

Abstract

Scalpel for carpal tunnel surgery by sectioning the transverse carpal ligament; comprising: —a handle (1), —an actuator (2) housed in the handle (1) with the possibility of longitudinal movement, —a hollow anterior guide (4) attached to the front end of the handle and protruding frontally from the handle (1), comprising the said anterior guide (4) a longitudinal slot (41), and a hook (42) at its free end aligned with the aforementioned longitudinal slot (41), and suitable for the attachment of the transverse carpal ligament to be sectioned and; —a knife (5) for sectioning the transverse carpal ligament, being the knife (5) attached to the actuator (2) by a shaft (51), and with the possibility to move along the longitudinal slot (41) of the anterior guide (4) from an inoperative rear position to an operational anterior cutting position, limited by the hook (42).

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