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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas J Webb, Wrightwood, CA (US);
Richard W Mendius, Millington, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eagle Vision, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606167 ;
Abstract
A microsurgical scalpel assembly including an elongate scalpel handle and a scalpel blade affixed at one end of the scalpel handle and a shield releasably affixed to the one end of the scalpel handle and extending away from the handle to operably surround the scalpel blade to isolate sharp surfaces of the scalpel blade from a surgeon and to protect the blade from damage during a re-sterilization autoclave procedure.