Safety scalpel with replaceable blade cartridge

In an embodiment, there is a safety scalpel having a handle, and a replaceable blade cartridge assembly that is releasably attached to the handle. The handle comprises a first end and a second end. The blade cartridge assembly comprises a housing that can be slideably mounted onto the second end of...

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Main Authors CASTANON, SCOTT, CERIANI, DYLANN
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 01.07.2020
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:In an embodiment, there is a safety scalpel having a handle, and a replaceable blade cartridge assembly that is releasably attached to the handle. The handle comprises a first end and a second end. The blade cartridge assembly comprises a housing that can be slideably mounted onto the second end of the handle, a blade holder that can be disposed within the housing, and a blade that can be attached to the blade holder. The blade holder is configured to allow the blade to extend between a stowed position in a pre-cutting state of the blade holder and a cutting position upon activation of the blade holder. The safety scalpel also has a resilient lock member dispose d within the cartridge that prevents the cartridge assembly from being detached from the handle, by being configured to engage the blade holder to lock the blade cartridge to the handle when the blade is in the cutting position.
Bibliography:Application Number: TW20160126568