摘要 |
A disposable device for removing a blade (84) from the tang (86) of a surgical scalpel (88) on which the blade has been removably affixed, the device comprising a rectangular plastic receptacle (10) at least partially vertically oriented and formed of two interlocking facing halves (12 an 14) to define an axial recess (22) extending from the upper face (24) of the device to terminate above the lower end (26) of the receptacle, the recess having internal ramps and projections (38, 52, 54) which disengage the blade from the tang upon insertion of the blade and tang into the recess, followed by withdrawal of the scalpel tang.
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