Powered rotary scalpel structure

Rotary scalpel structure for making a surgical incision comprising means for holding a scalpel blade and drawing it across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including a handle for gripping the rotary scalpel structure in use, an arcuate, hollow blade support arm at one end of the handle, means connected between the blade support arm and the one end of the handle for releasably securing one end of the blade support arm to the one end of the handle, means for rotatably securing a rotary scalpel blade to the other end of the blade support arm and power drive means for rotating the scalpel blade while it is being held and drawn across the area and along a line where an incision is desired including a motor secured to the other end of the handle and wherein the blade support arm extends in a circular arc from the front end of the handle for approximately 150.degree. and then extends straight to the circular scalpel blade which is secured thereto extending perpendicular to the blade support arm on the axis of the handle whereby the circular scalpel blade extends at approximately 30.degree. to the axis of the handle.

Rotary scalpel structure for making a surgical incision comprising means for holding a scalpel blade and drawing it across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including a handle for gripping the rotary scalpel structure in use, a blade support arm at one end of the handle, means connected between the blade support arm and the one end of the handle for releasably securing the one end of the blade support arm to the one end of the handle, means for rotatably securing a rotary scalpel blade to the other end of the blade support arm and power drive means for rotating the scalpel blade while it is being held and drawn across the area and along a line where an incision is desired, including an electric motor secured to the other end of the handle, a rotatable shaft secured to the electric motor for rotation thereby when the electric motor is energized, a flexible drive wire extending through the blade support arm, means for connecting the circular scalpel blade to one end of the flexible drive wire, and a gear box including angle gearing connected between the shaft and the other end of the flexible drive wire at the front end of the handle, whereby on energizing of the electric motor the shaft is rotated to rotate the flexible drive wire through the angle gearing and turn the flexible blade.

Rotary scalpel structure for making a surgical incision comprising means for holding a scalpel blade and drawing it across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including a handle for gripping the rotary scalpel blade in use, a blade support arm at one end of the handle, means connected between the blade support arm and the one end of the handle for releasably securing one end of the blade support arm to the one end of the handle, means for rotatably securing a rotary scalpel blade to the other end of the blade support arm and power drive means in combination with the means for holding the scalpel blade for rotating the scalpel blade while it is being held and drawn across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including an electric motor secured to the other end of the handle and a remote switch for completing a power circuit to the electric motor at the back end of the handle which switch is positioned on the front end of the handle.

Rotary scalpel structure for making a surgical incision comprising means for holding a scalpel blade and drawing it across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including a handle for gripping the rotary scalpel structure in use, a blade support arm at one end of the handle, means connected between the blade support arm and the one end of the handle for releasably securing one end of the blade support arm to the one end of the handle means, means for rotatably securing a rotary scalpel blade to the other end of the blade support arm, power drive means in combination with the means for holding the scalpel blade for rotating the scalpel blade while it is being held and drawn across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including a motor secured to the other end of the handle and a blade support stand in combination with the rotary scalpel structure for receiving the blade support arm with the rotary scalpel structure not in use to hold the blade support arm in a position to prevent damage to the scalpel blade.

Rotary scalpel structure for making a surgical incision comprising means for holding a scalpel blade and drawing it across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including a handle for gripping the rotary scalpel structure in use, an arcuate, hollow blade support arm at one end of the handle, means connected between the blade support arm and one end of the handle for releasably securing one end of the blade support arm to the one end of the handle, means for rotatably securing a rotary scalpel blade at the other end of the blade support arm, and power drive means for rotating the circular scalpel blade including an electric motor secured to the other end of the handle, a rotatable shaft secured to the electric motor for rotation thereby when the electric motor is energized, a being cut thereby, whereby maximum integrity of the cut edge of the incision is maintained.

Rotary scalpel structure for making a surgical incision comprising means for holding a scalpel blade and drawing it across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including a handle for gripping the rotary scalpel structure in use, an arcuate blade support arm at one end of the handle, means connected between the blade support arm and the one end of the handle for releasably securing one end of the blade support arm to the one end of the handle, means for rotatably securing a rotary scalpel blade to the other end of the blade support arm, and power drive means for rotating the scalpel blade while it is being held and drawn across an area and along a line where an incision is desired including a motor secured to the other end of the handle.