Retractable-bladed surgical scalpel

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PATENT NO 5403337
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08271047

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A surgical scalpel having a replacable, retractable cutting blade which may be locked in the operating or deployed position using a single digit on one hand is described. Safety of hospital personnel and medical waste disposal personnel is achieved without loss of function or convenience of the scalpel.

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MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Platts, David 1932-B 42nd St., Los Alamos, NM 87544 13 302

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