SHARP CUTTING INSTRUMENTS
SCALPEL
A scalpel is a small knife used in surgical operations for incising the skin.
In surgical practice, the term, knife refers to a cutting tool other than a scalpel and is usually
reserved for amputation knives and skin grafting knives which are
substantially larger than scalpels.
A scalpel has two parts : (i) the handle, and (ii) the blade
joined together.
● Scalpel handle
● Scalpel blades numbers 10-25 . Disposable blades are also
available.
Scalpels are used for incising skin and deeper structures to obtain
access.
They are very sharp and thus cause minimum injury to incised tissue.
Scalpels in common use have separate handle and blade. Fixed handle and
blade scalpels require periodical sterilization and therefore sharpness of the
blades get damaged. Separate blades are sterile when packed requiring no
autoclaving; thus there is no loss of sharpness. Handles can be antoclaved
separately.
What are the criteria of an ideal scalpel?
● It should be light (handle not heavy) and have balanced body.
● Pressure of index finger should be able to control depth of the cut.
● The blade should be sharp to cut skin with ease without applying
pressure
Any questions be sent to drmmkapur@gmail.com
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SCALPEL
A scalpel is a small knife used in surgical operations for incising the skin.
In surgical practice, the term, knife refers to a cutting tool other than a scalpel and is usually
reserved for amputation knives and skin grafting knives which are
substantially larger than scalpels.
A scalpel has two parts : (i) the handle, and (ii) the blade
joined together.
● Scalpel handle
● Scalpel blades numbers 10-25 . Disposable blades are also
available.
Scalpels are used for incising skin and deeper structures to obtain
access.
They are very sharp and thus cause minimum injury to incised tissue.
Scalpels in common use have separate handle and blade. Fixed handle and
blade scalpels require periodical sterilization and therefore sharpness of the
blades get damaged. Separate blades are sterile when packed requiring no
autoclaving; thus there is no loss of sharpness. Handles can be antoclaved
separately.
What are the criteria of an ideal scalpel?
● It should be light (handle not heavy) and have balanced body.
● Pressure of index finger should be able to control depth of the cut.
● The blade should be sharp to cut skin with ease without applying
pressure
Any questions be sent to drmmkapur@gmail.com
Allearlier posts are stored in archives for your access and review.
Visitors that follow the site may post contributions to the site.
To aid consumer/provider convergence visit http://www.surgseminar.blogspot.com/
http://www.drmmkapur.blogspot.com/
Click on image to see detail.
