Various bladesVarious blade shapes and sizes are available to perform specific procedures based on surgeon preference. The blades shown here are #64 (top) and #65 (bottom). These are often used for ophthalmic surgery and in restricted spaces such as joints. This may vary with surgeon preference.īeaver scalpel handlesBeaver scalpel handles are smaller than regular scalpel handles and will hold a variety of small blades. At our institution, we use a #3 scalpel with a #10 blade to make the initial skin incision and then use the #7 scalpel with a #15 blade (sometimes a #11) for all other scalpel incisions. The #7 handle (long and skinny) is used frequently for more delicate incisions. The #4 handle is larger than the #3 and has a larger fitment for large blades such as #20. #3 and #4 (far right) scalpel handles are used most frequently with #3 being used more often than #4. Reusable handles with detachable single use blades are mostly used in veterinary medicine but disposable units are also available.
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