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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc., Caledonia, MI (US);
Georgene Austria, West Hills, CA (US);
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc., Caledonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A scalpel handle sheath includes a body defining a first end and an arm adjacent the first end, the flexible arm having a first boss extending inwardly therefrom and a second boss extending outwardly from the arm. The scalpel handle sheath also includes a shield coupled with the body and slideable between a retracted position and a removal position. The shield defines an edge applying an inward force on the second boss during movement of the shield from the extended position to the removal position and a removal flange extending within the shield and passing the first end of the body during movement of the shield into the removal position.