Abstract: Surgical knife with controllably extendable blade, the blade retained by a blade holder extending through an axial opening in the knife body and connected with a member threadedly retained within the knife body for axial adjustment and also connected to an adjustment knob at the rear end of the knife. Another feature of the knife is a foot configuration which facilitates precise use and control of the knife. Preferably the invention also comprises the knife, as disclosed, in combination with a gauge for visually inspecting blade projection, the gauge indicator consisting of a pair of eccentric circles or portions thereof, the blade projection being measured by comparison with the radial distance between the two circles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 29, 1984
Date of Patent:
September 3, 1985
Assignee:
KOI Associates, Inc.
Inventors:
William R. Knepshield, David D. Ogletree, Nat Sander
Abstract: Surgical knife with controllably extendable blade, the blade retained by a blade holder extending through an axial opening in the knife body and connected with a member threadedly retained within the knife body for axial adjustment and also connected to an adjustment knob at the rear end of the knife. Another feature of the knife is a foot configuration which facilitates precise use and control of the knife. Preferably the invention also comprises the knife, as disclosed, in combination with a gauge for visually inspecting blade projection, the gauge indicator consisting of a pair of eccentric circles or portions thereof, the blade projection being measured by comparison with the radial distance between the two circles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 23, 1982
Date of Patent:
February 19, 1985
Assignee:
KOI Associates
Inventors:
William R. Knepshield, David D. Ogletree, Nat Sander