Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Hoffmann, Wasson & Gitler, PC
  • Surgical scalpel with retractable guard
    Patent number: 6629985
    Abstract: A safety scalpel blade assembly comprising a scalpel blade, a guard which extends at least about the cutting edge of the blade, and releasable attachments device which releasably attach the blade to the guard as the assembly is being attached to the scalpel handle, thereby preventing the blade from cutting a person, but which releases the blade from the guard when the blade is attached to the blade carrier of the scalpel handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Occupational & Medical Innovations PTY LTD
    Inventor: Vanessa Gay Kiehne