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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Medipurpose Pte Ltd;
Inventors:
Scott Castanon, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Dylann Ceriani, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
MEDIPURPOSE PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3213 (2006.01); A61B 17/3211 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3211 (2013.01); A61B 17/3213 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32113 (2013.01);
Abstract
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 safety scalpel has a resilient lock member that prevents the cartridge assembly from being detached from the handle during use.