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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael R Abidin, Birmingham, AL (US);
Steven P Lehmbeck, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Bloom & Kreten, Towson, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206354 ; 206352 ;
Abstract
A blade package for a surgical scalpel includes a base supporting a blade and retaining the blade against movement in the package, thereby preventing inadvertent dulling of the blade, and a thin film is bonded to the base and covers the blade. This film has a tab for rupturing the film and tearing it away from the base, thereby exposing the blade for subsequent mounting on to the scalpel handle. Preferably, the film is transparent, so that the blade is visible within the blade package.