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title="Bisturí – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Bisturí" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C" title="Скальпель – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Скальпель" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C" title="Скальпэль – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Скальпэль" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel" title="Skalpel – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Skalpel" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bistur%C3%AD" title="Bisturí – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bisturí" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel" title="Skalpel – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Skalpel" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel" title="Skalpel – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Skalpel" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpell" title="Skalpell – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Skalpell" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpell" title="Skalpell – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Skalpell" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalpelo" title="Escalpelo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Escalpelo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpelo" title="Skalpelo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Skalpelo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisturi" title="Bisturi – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bisturi" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%BE%D9%84" title="اسکالپل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اسکالپل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bistouri" title="Bistouri – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bistouri" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A9%94%EC%8A%A4" title="메스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="메스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B1%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF" title="Հերձադանակ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հերձադանակ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpelo" title="Skalpelo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Skalpelo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skur%C3%B0arhn%C3%ADfur" title="Skurðarhnífur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Skurðarhnífur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisturi" title="Bisturi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bisturi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%9C" title="סקלפל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סקלפל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bistur%C3%AD" title="Bisturí – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Bisturí" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="სკალპელი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სკალპელი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpelis" title="Skalpelis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Skalpelis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szike" title="Szike – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Szike" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB" title="Скалпел – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Скалпел" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="სკალპელი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="სკალპელი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B7" title="مشرط – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مشرط" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisau_daun_padi" title="Pisau daun padi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pisau daun padi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalpel" title="Scalpel – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Scalpel" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B9_(%E5%88%83%E7%89%A9)" title="メス (刃物) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="メス (刃物)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpell" title="Skalpell – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Skalpell" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpell" title="Skalpell – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Skalpell" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel" title="Skalpel – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Skalpel" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel" title="Skalpel – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Skalpel" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisturi" title="Bisturi – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bisturi" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisturiu" title="Bisturiu – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Bisturiu" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C" title="Скальпель – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Скальпель" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisturi" title="Bisturi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Bisturi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalpel" title="Scalpel – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Scalpel" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel" title="Skalpel – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Skalpel" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel" title="Skalpel – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Skalpel" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel" title="Skalpel – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Skalpel" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpelli" title="Skalpelli – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Skalpelli" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpell" title="Skalpell – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Skalpell" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne%C5%9Fter" title="Neşter – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Neşter" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C" title="Скальпель – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Скальпель" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%8B%E8%A1%93%E5%88%80" title="手術刀 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="手術刀" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%8B%E6%9C%AF%E5%88%80" title="手术刀 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="手术刀" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" 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The first (from left), second, and fourth have replaceable blades. The fifth is a lancet.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Classification</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Cutting_tool" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutting tool">Cutting tool</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Used with</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Stencil" title="Stencil">Stencil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surgery" title="Surgery">surgery</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Related</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Lancet, <a href="/wiki/Utility_knife" title="Utility knife">utility knife</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laser_scalpel" class="mw-redirect" title="Laser scalpel">laser scalpel</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>scalpel</b>, <b>lancet</b>, or <b>bistoury</b> is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for <a href="/wiki/Surgery" title="Surgery">surgery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anatomical" class="mw-redirect" title="Anatomical">anatomical</a> <a href="/wiki/Dissection" title="Dissection">dissection</a>, <a href="/wiki/Podiatry" title="Podiatry">podiatry</a> and various <a href="/wiki/Handicraft" title="Handicraft">handicrafts</a>. A lancet is a double-edged scalpel. </p><p>Scalpel blades are usually made of hardened and <a href="/wiki/Tempered_steel" class="mw-redirect" title="Tempered steel">tempered steel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stainless_steel" title="Stainless steel">stainless steel</a>, or <a href="/wiki/High_carbon_steel" class="mw-redirect" title="High carbon steel">high carbon steel</a>; in addition, <a href="/wiki/Titanium" title="Titanium">titanium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ceramic_knife" title="Ceramic knife">ceramic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diamond" title="Diamond">diamond</a> and even <a href="/wiki/Obsidian" title="Obsidian">obsidian</a> knives are not uncommon. For example, when performing surgery under <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging" title="Magnetic resonance imaging">MRI</a> guidance, steel blades are unusable (the blades would be drawn to the magnets and would also cause image <a href="/wiki/Artifact_(medical_imaging)" class="mw-redirect" title="Artifact (medical imaging)">artifacts</a>). Historically, the preferred material for surgical scalpels was <a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver">silver</a>. Scalpel blades are also offered by some manufacturers with a zirconium nitride–coated edge to improve sharpness and edge retention. Others manufacture blades that are polymer-coated to enhance lubricity during a cut. </p><p>Scalpels may be <a href="/wiki/Disposable_product" title="Disposable product">single-use</a> disposable or re-usable. Re-usable scalpels can have permanently attached blades that can be sharpened or, more commonly, removable single-use blades. Disposable scalpels usually have a plastic handle with an extensible blade (like a <a href="/wiki/Utility_knife" title="Utility knife">utility knife</a>) and are used once, then the entire instrument is discarded. Scalpel blades are usually individually packed in sterile pouches but are also offered non-sterile. </p><p>Alternatives to scalpels in surgical applications include <a href="/wiki/Cauterization#Electrocautery" title="Cauterization">electrocautery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laser" title="Laser">lasers</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lancets_belonging_to_Edward_Jenner_2.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lancets_belonging_to_Edward_Jenner_2.jpeg/220px-Lancets_belonging_to_Edward_Jenner_2.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lancets_belonging_to_Edward_Jenner_2.jpeg/330px-Lancets_belonging_to_Edward_Jenner_2.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lancets_belonging_to_Edward_Jenner_2.jpeg/440px-Lancets_belonging_to_Edward_Jenner_2.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption>A lancet belonging to <a href="/wiki/Edward_Jenner" title="Edward Jenner">Edward Jenner</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Obsidian scalpels older than 2100 BC have been found in a Bronze Age settlement in Turkey.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Skulls from the same time and place show signs of brain surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_medicine" title="Ancient Egyptian medicine">Ancient Egyptians</a> made incisions for embalming with scalpels of sharpened <a href="/wiki/Obsidian" title="Obsidian">obsidian</a>, a material that is still in use. </p><p>The first medical writings of ancient Greeks indicate they were commonly using tools identical to today's scalpels around 500 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>amphismela</i> was an anatomical knife-edged on both sides. The term comes from the <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a> <i>αμφι</i> (<i>utrinque</i>, "on both sides"), and <i>μελιζω</i> (<i>inside</i>, "I cut").<sup id="cite_ref-1728_Amphismela_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1728_Amphismela-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Medicine_in_ancient_Rome" title="Medicine in ancient Rome">Ancient Romans</a> used more than 150 different surgical instruments, including scalpels.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>10th century Arab-Spanish surgeon <a href="/wiki/Albucasis" class="mw-redirect" title="Albucasis">Albucasis</a> invented a retractable scalpel.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The French used an amphismela in the 1700s.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>South African scientists showed that a blunt scalpel caused sharp cuts if the blade was subjected to ultrasound.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Applications might be in energy-saving paper cutting.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operation">Operation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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.tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:408px;max-width:408px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ScalpelGrip_Palmar-Plain.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/ScalpelGrip_Palmar-Plain.svg/200px-ScalpelGrip_Palmar-Plain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/ScalpelGrip_Palmar-Plain.svg/300px-ScalpelGrip_Palmar-Plain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/ScalpelGrip_Palmar-Plain.svg/400px-ScalpelGrip_Palmar-Plain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Palmar grip</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ScalpelGrip_Pencil-Plain.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/ScalpelGrip_Pencil-Plain.svg/200px-ScalpelGrip_Pencil-Plain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/ScalpelGrip_Pencil-Plain.svg/300px-ScalpelGrip_Pencil-Plain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/ScalpelGrip_Pencil-Plain.svg/400px-ScalpelGrip_Pencil-Plain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Pencil grip</div></div></div></div></div> <p>In the <i>palmar grip</i>, also called the "dinner knife" grip, the handle is held with the second through fourth fingers and secured along the base of the thumb, with the index finger extended along the top rear of the blade and the thumb along the side of the handle. This grip is best for initial incisions and larger cuts. </p><p>In the <i>pencil grip</i>, best used for more accurate cuts with smaller blades (e.g. #15) and the #7 handle, the scalpel is held with the tips of the first and second fingers and the tip of the thumb with the handle resting on the fleshy base of the index finger and thumb. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surgical">Surgical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Surgical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:408px;max-width:408px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel_handle_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Scalpel_handle_3.jpg/200px-Scalpel_handle_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Scalpel_handle_3.jpg/300px-Scalpel_handle_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Scalpel_handle_3.jpg/400px-Scalpel_handle_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3042" data-file-height="1167" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Reusable scalpel handles</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Disposable_scalpels-small_and_large.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Disposable_scalpels-small_and_large.jpg/200px-Disposable_scalpels-small_and_large.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Disposable_scalpels-small_and_large.jpg/300px-Disposable_scalpels-small_and_large.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Disposable_scalpels-small_and_large.jpg/400px-Disposable_scalpels-small_and_large.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1782" data-file-height="597" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Disposable scalpels</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Surgical scalpels consist of two parts, a blade and a handle. The handles are often reusable, with the blades being replaceable. In medical applications, each blade is only used once (sometimes just for a single, small cut). </p><p>The handle is also known as a "B.P. handle", named after Charles Russell Bard and Morgan Parker, founders of the Bard-Parker Company. Morgan Parker patented the 2-piece scalpel design in 1915 and Bard-Parker developed a method of cold sterilization that would not dull the blades, as did the heat-based method that was previously used.<sup id="cite_ref-THIJ_Ochsner_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THIJ_Ochsner-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The handle of medical scalpels come in several basic types. The first is a flat handle used in the #3 and #4 handles. The #7 handle is more like a long writing pen, rounded at the front and flat at the back. A #4 handle is larger than a #3. #5 handles are also common, and are round, with a patterning to ensure a non-slip grip. Blades are manufactured with a corresponding fitment size so that they fit on only one size handle. The following table of blades is incomplete and some blades listed may work with handles not specified here. </p><p>A lancet has a double-edged blade and a pointed end for making small incisions or drainage punctures. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Handicraft">Handicraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Handicraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:X-Acto-knife.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/X-Acto-knife.jpg/220px-X-Acto-knife.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/X-Acto-knife.jpg/330px-X-Acto-knife.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/X-Acto-knife.jpg/440px-X-Acto-knife.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/X-Acto_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="X-Acto knife">X-Acto knife</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Graphic_design" title="Graphic design">Graphical</a> and model-making scalpels tend to have round handles, with textured grips (either <a href="/wiki/Knurling" title="Knurling">knurled</a> metal or soft plastic). The blade is usually flat and straight, allowing it to be run easily against a <a href="/wiki/Straightedge" title="Straightedge">straightedge</a> to produce straight cuts. </p><p>There are many kinds of graphic arts blades; the most common around the graphic design studio is the #11 blade which is very similar to a #11 surgical blade (q.v.). Other blade shapes are used for <a href="/wiki/Wood_carving" title="Wood carving">wood carving</a>, cutting leather and heavy fabric. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Blades">Blades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Blades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel_blade_sizes.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Scalpel_blade_sizes.JPG/220px-Scalpel_blade_sizes.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Scalpel_blade_sizes.JPG/330px-Scalpel_blade_sizes.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Scalpel_blade_sizes.JPG/440px-Scalpel_blade_sizes.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Some of the scalpel blade types used for surgery</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Types of surgical scalpel blades </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Blade no.</th> <th>Picture</th> <th>Compatible handles</th> <th>Blade description</th> <th>Uses </th></tr> <tr> <td>No. 6</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 9</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 10</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>Curved cutting edge with an unsharpened back edge. A more traditional blade shape.</td> <td>Generally for making incisions in skin and muscle. Commonly used to cut the skin in <a href="/wiki/General_surgery" title="General surgery">abdominal operations</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 10a</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel_blade_10A.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Scalpel_blade_10A.jpg/120px-Scalpel_blade_10A.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Scalpel_blade_10A.jpg/180px-Scalpel_blade_10A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Scalpel_blade_10A.jpg/240px-Scalpel_blade_10A.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4352" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>This blade is a small and straight</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 11</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Scalpel11.jpg/120px-Scalpel11.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Scalpel11.jpg/180px-Scalpel11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Scalpel11.jpg/240px-Scalpel11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1438" data-file-height="725" /></a></span></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>Triangular blade with sharp point, flat cutting edge parallel to the handle and flat back</td> <td>For precision cutting, stripping, sharp angle cuts and also <a href="/wiki/Stencil" title="Stencil">stencil</a> cutting due to its similarity to the X-Acto artknife blade </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 11P</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. E11</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. E/11</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td>Debriding hard skin for example <a href="/wiki/Callus" title="Callus">callus</a> by Podiatrists. </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 12</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel12.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scalpel12.jpg/120px-Scalpel12.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scalpel12.jpg/180px-Scalpel12.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scalpel12.jpg/240px-Scalpel12.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1406" data-file-height="639" /></a></span></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>A small, pointed, crescent-shaped blade sharpened on the inside edge of the curve</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 12D</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>A small, pointed, crescent-shaped blade sharpened on both sides of the curve</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 13</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 14</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 15</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Surgical_Blade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Surgical_Blade.jpg/120px-Surgical_Blade.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Surgical_Blade.jpg/180px-Surgical_Blade.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Surgical_Blade.jpg/240px-Surgical_Blade.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2104" data-file-height="1172" /></a></span></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>A smaller version of the #10</td> <td>For the same general use as the #10 blade </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 15A</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>A front-facing straight blade with flat back</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 15C</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>The #15 with a downward angle, flatter and thinner than the #15</td> <td>The downward angle makes this the preferred blade for working within the chest during cardiac surgery, and is commonly used to make the distal arteriotomy during coronary artery bypass grafting. </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 15T</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td>Enucleation of lesions such as <a href="/wiki/Corn_(medicine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corn (medicine)">corns</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. D/15</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 16</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>A narrow chisel-like blade with flat, angled cutting edge, positioned higher than the axis of the handle</td> <td>For cutting stencils, scoring and etching </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 17</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td>A flat face 1.6 mm chisel blade</td> <td>For narrow cuts </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 18</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A 12.7 mm chisel blade</td> <td>For deep cuts and scraping </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 19</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A similar blade to the #15</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 20</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel20.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Scalpel20.jpg/120px-Scalpel20.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Scalpel20.jpg/180px-Scalpel20.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Scalpel20.jpg/240px-Scalpel20.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1623" data-file-height="977" /></a></span></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A larger version of the #10 blade, with a curved cutting edge and a flat, unsharpened back edge.</td> <td>Used in general surgery and orthopaedic surgery. </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 21</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel21.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Scalpel21.jpg/120px-Scalpel21.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Scalpel21.jpg/180px-Scalpel21.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Scalpel21.jpg/240px-Scalpel21.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1446" data-file-height="827" /></a></span></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 22</td> <td></td> <td>2, 4, 5, 6</td> <td>A slightly larger version of the #20, with a curved cutting edge and a flat, unsharpened back edge.</td> <td>Used for skin incisions in both cardiac and thoracic surgery, and to cut the bronchus in lung resection surgery. </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 22A</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 23</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel23.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Scalpel23.jpg/120px-Scalpel23.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Scalpel23.jpg/180px-Scalpel23.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Scalpel23.jpg/240px-Scalpel23.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4008" data-file-height="2477" /></a></span></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>Similar to #22, leaf-shaped</td> <td>For long incisions. </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 24</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A wide, flat, angled cutting edge</td> <td>For corner cuts, trimming, stripping, and <a href="/wiki/Cutting_mat" title="Cutting mat">cutting mats</a> and gaskets </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 25</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A front-facing straight blade with flat back (similar to #15a)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 25a</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A triangular straight blade with flat back edge taking a downwards angle (similar to #10a, shorter than #26)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 26</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scalpel26.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Scalpel26.jpg/120px-Scalpel26.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Scalpel26.jpg/180px-Scalpel26.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Scalpel26.jpg/240px-Scalpel26.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4464" data-file-height="2759" /></a></span></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A triangular straight blade with flat back edge taking a downwards angle (similar to the #15a, longer than #25a)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 27</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 34</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A triangular blade similar to the #11</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 36</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A larger blade</td> <td>Used in general surgery but also within a Laboratory setting for Histology and Histopathology </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 40</td> <td></td> <td>B3, 3, 3 Graduated, 3 Long, 5, 7, 9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. PM40</td> <td></td> <td>Stainless PM Handle</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. PM40B</td> <td></td> <td>Stainless PM Handle</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. 60</td> <td></td> <td>4, 4 Graduated, 4 Long, 6</td> <td>A long blade resembling the #10 with a long cutting edge, rounded tip and flat back.</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. PM60</td> <td></td> <td>PM8</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No. PM60B</td> <td></td> <td>PM8</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety">Safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Needlestick_injury" title="Needlestick injury">Needlestick injury</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Globalize plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-globalize" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Globe icon." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ambox_globe_content.svg/48px-Ambox_globe_content.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ambox_globe_content.svg/73px-Ambox_globe_content.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ambox_globe_content.svg/97px-Ambox_globe_content.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">The examples and perspective in this section <b>deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias">worldwide view</a> of the subject</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> You may <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit">improve this section</a>, discuss the issue on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Scalpel" title="Talk:Scalpel">talk page</a>, or create a new section, as appropriate.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Rising awareness of the dangers of <a href="/wiki/Hypodermic_needle" title="Hypodermic needle">sharps</a> in a medical environment around the beginning of the 21st century led to the development of various methods of protecting healthcare workers from accidental cuts and puncture wounds. According to the <a href="/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention" title="Centers for Disease Control and Prevention">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a>, as many as 1,000 people were subject to accidental needle sticks and lacerations each day in the United States while providing medical care. Additionally, surgeons can expect to suffer hundreds of such injuries over the course of their career.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scalpel blade injuries were among the most frequent sharps injuries, second only to needlesticks. Scalpel injuries made up 7 percent to 8 percent of all sharps injuries in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-Perry2003_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perry2003-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CDC_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CDC-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Scalpel Safety" is a term coined to inform users that there are choices available to them to ensure their protection from this common sharps injury.<sup id="cite_ref-Sinnott2007_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sinnott2007-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Safety scalpels are becoming increasingly popular as their prices come down and also on account of legislation such as the Needle Stick Prevention Act, which requires hospitals to minimize the risk of pathogen transmission through needle or scalpel-related accidents.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are essentially two kinds of disposable safety scalpels offered by various manufacturers. They can be either classified as retractable blade or retractable sheath type. The retractable blade version made by companies such as OX Med Tech, <a href="/wiki/DeRoyal" title="DeRoyal">DeRoyal</a>, Jai Surgicals, <a href="/wiki/Swann_Morton" class="mw-redirect" title="Swann Morton">Swann Morton</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=PenBlade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PenBlade (page does not exist)">PenBlade</a> are more intuitive to use due to their similarities to a standard box-cutter. Retractable sheath versions have much stronger ergonomic feel for the doctors and are made by companies such as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aditya_Dispomed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aditya Dispomed (page does not exist)">Aditya Dispomed</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aspen_Surgical&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aspen Surgical (page does not exist)">Aspen Surgical</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Southmedic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southmedic (page does not exist)">Southmedic</a>. A few companies <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (December 2016)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> have also started to offer a safety scalpel with a reusable metal handle. In such models, the blade is usually protected in a cartridge. Such systems usually require a custom handle and the price of blades and cartridges is considerably more than for conventional surgical blades. </p><p>There are various scalpel blade removers on the market that allows users to safely remove blades from the handle, instead of dangerously using fingers or forceps. In the medical field, when taking into account activation rates, the combination of a single-handed scalpel blade remover with a passing tray or a neutral zone was as safe and up to five times safer than a safety scalpel.<sup id="cite_ref-Fuentes2008_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fuentes2008-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are companies which offer a single-handed scalpel blade remover that complies with regulatory requirements such as US <a href="/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration" title="Occupational Safety and Health Administration">Occupational Safety and Health Administration</a> Standards.<sup id="cite_ref-OSHA2005_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSHA2005-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The usage of both safety scalpels and a single-handed blade remover, combined with a hands-free passing technique, are potentially effective in reducing scalpel blade injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-Fuentes2008_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fuentes2008-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is up to employers and scalpel users to consider and use safer and more effective scalpel safety measures when feasible. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scalpel&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laser_scalpel" class="mw-redirect" title="Laser scalpel">Laser scalpel</a> – Medical use of laser to cut tissues<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_device" title="Medical 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title="Splayd">Splayd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_knife" title="Steak knife">Steak knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomato_knife" title="Tomato knife">Tomato knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_kitchen_knife" title="Japanese kitchen knife">Japanese kitchen knives</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Deba bōchō">Deba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maguro_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Maguro bōchō">Maguro bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakiri_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Nakiri bōchō">Nakiri bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santoku" title="Santoku">Santoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashimi_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Sashimi bōchō">Sashimi bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udon_kiri" title="Udon kiri">Udon kiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unagisaki_h%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Unagisaki hōchō">Unagisaki hōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usuba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Usuba bōchō">Usuba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yanagi_ba" title="Yanagi ba">Yanagi ba</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">knives</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircrew_Survival_Egress_Knife" title="Aircrew Survival Egress Knife">Aircrew Survival Egress Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athame" title="Athame">Athame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_knife" title="Butterfly knife">Balisong/Butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballistic_knife" title="Ballistic knife">Ballistic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballpoint_pen_knife" title="Ballpoint pen knife">Ballpoint pen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayonet" title="Bayonet">Bayonet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boline" title="Boline">Boline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolo_knife" title="Bolo knife">Bolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boot_knife" title="Boot knife">Boot knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowie_knife" title="Bowie knife">Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cane_knife" title="Cane knife">Cane knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceramic_knife" title="Ceramic knife">Ceramic knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clip_point" title="Clip point">Clip point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_knife" title="Combat knife">Combat knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_(knife)" title="Commander (knife)">Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corvo_(knife)" title="Corvo (knife)">Corvo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CQC-6" title="CQC-6">CQC-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Deba bōchō">Deba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diving_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Diving knife">Diving knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop_point" title="Drop point">Drop point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairbairn%E2%80%93Sykes_fighting_knife" title="Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife">Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerber_Mark_II" title="Gerber Mark II">Gerber Mark II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginsu" title="Ginsu">Ginsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golok" title="Golok">Golok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravity_knife" title="Gravity knife">Gravity knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guna_(knife)" title="Guna (knife)">Guna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hacking_knife" title="Hacking knife">Hacking knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higonokami" title="Higonokami">Higonokami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_knife" title="Hunting knife">Hunting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Husa_knife" title="Husa knife">Husa knife</a></li> <li>Ivan's Knife</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob%27s_ladder_(knife)" title="Jacob's ladder (knife)">Jacob's ladder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karambit" title="Karambit">Karambit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kard" title="Kard">Kard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirpan" title="Kirpan">Kirpan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitchen_knife" title="Kitchen knife">Kitchen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kukri" title="Kukri">Kukri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguiole_knife" title="Laguiole knife">Laguiole knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machete" title="Machete">Machete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandau_(knife)" title="Mandau (knife)">Mandau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marking_knife" title="Marking knife">Marking knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misericorde_(weapon)" title="Misericorde (weapon)">Misericorde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mora_knife" title="Mora knife">Mora knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multi-tool" title="Multi-tool">Multi-tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navaja" title="Navaja">Navaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neck_knife" title="Neck knife">Neck knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nontron_knife" title="Nontron knife">Nontron knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinel_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Opinel knife">Opinel knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palette_knife" title="Palette knife">Palette knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantographic_knife" title="Pantographic knife">Pantographic knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parang_(knife)" title="Parang (knife)">Parang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penknife" title="Penknife">Penknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penny_knife" title="Penny knife">Penny knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pesh-kabz" title="Pesh-kabz">Pesh-kabz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirah" title="Pirah">Pirah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocketknife" title="Pocketknife">Pocketknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phurba" title="Phurba">Phurba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putty_knife" title="Putty knife">Putty knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puukko" title="Puukko">Puukko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rampuri" title="Rampuri">Rampuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resolza" title="Resolza">Resolza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabatier" title="Sabatier">Sabatier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sami_knife" title="Sami knife">Sami knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SARK" title="SARK">SARK</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Scalpel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seax" title="Seax">Seax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sgian-dubh" title="Sgian-dubh">Sgian dubh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharpfinger" title="Sharpfinger">Sharpfinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheath_knife" title="Sheath knife">Sheath knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_(weapon)" title="Shiv (weapon)">Shiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sliding_knife" title="Sliding knife">Sliding knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smatchet" title="Smatchet">Smatchet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOG_Knife" title="SOG Knife">SOG Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straight_razor" title="Straight razor">Straight razor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strider_SMF" title="Strider SMF">Strider SMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survival_knife" title="Survival knife">Survival knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife" title="Swiss Army knife">Swiss Army knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switchblade" title="Switchblade">Switchblade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taping_knife" title="Taping knife">Taping knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Throwing_knife" title="Throwing knife">Throwing knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trench_knife" title="Trench knife">Trench knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumi" title="Tumi">Tumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulu" title="Ulu">Ulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utility_knife" title="Utility knife">Utility knife</a></li> <li>Verlängerungsmesser</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_knife" title="Warrior knife">Warrior knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedung" title="Wedung">Wedung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Acto" title="X-Acto">X-Acto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarara_Parachute_Knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Yarara Parachute Knife">Yarara Parachute Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatagan" title="Yatagan">Yatagan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">Daggers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anelace" title="Anelace">Anelace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Applegate%E2%80%93Fairbairn_fighting_knife" title="Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife">Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_toothpick" title="Arkansas toothpick">Arkansas toothpick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BC-41" title="BC-41">BC-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagh_nakh" title="Bagh nakh">Bagh nakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balarao" title="Balarao">Balarao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baselard" title="Baselard">Baselard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bichuwa" title="Bichuwa">Bichuwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollock_dagger" title="Bollock dagger">Bollock dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinquedea" title="Cinquedea">Cinquedea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dha_(sword)" title="Dha (sword)">Dha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk" title="Dirk">Dirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ear_dagger" title="Ear dagger">Ear dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emeici" title="Emeici">Emeici</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fac%C3%B3n" title="Facón">Facón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Nail" class="mw-redirect" title="French Nail">French Nail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunong" title="Gunong">Gunong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_dagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunting dagger">Hunting dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jambiya" title="Jambiya">Jambiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jile" title="Jile">Jile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabutowari" title="Kabutowari">Kabutowari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiken_(dagger)" title="Kaiken (dagger)">Kaiken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalis" title="Kalis">Kalis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katar_(dagger)" title="Katar (dagger)">Katar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanjali" title="Khanjali">Khanjali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanjar" title="Khanjar">Khanjar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kris" title="Kris">Kris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunai" title="Kunai">Kunai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liaoning_bronze_dagger_culture" title="Liaoning bronze dagger culture">Liaoning dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_I_trench_knife" title="Mark I trench knife">Mark I trench knife</a></li> <li>Microtech Jagdkommando</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parrying_dagger" title="Parrying dagger">Parrying dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poignard" title="Poignard">Poignard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pugio" title="Pugio">Pugio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Push_dagger" title="Push dagger">Push dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rondel_dagger" title="Rondel dagger">Rondel dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seme_(dagger)" title="Seme (dagger)">Seme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobo" title="Shobo">Shobo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sica" title="Sica">Sica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stiletto" title="Stiletto">Stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tant%C5%8D" title="Tantō">Tantō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Raider_stiletto" title="United States Marine Raider stiletto">U.S. Marine Raider stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V-42_stiletto" title="V-42 stiletto">V-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoroi-d%C5%8Dshi" title="Yoroi-dōshi">Yoroi-dōshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">Manufacturers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aitor_Knife_Company" title="Aitor Knife Company">Aitor Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Mar_Knives" title="Al Mar Knives">Al Mar Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Tomahawk_Company" title="American Tomahawk Company">American Tomahawk Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aritsugu" title="Aritsugu">Aritsugu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benchmade" title="Benchmade">Benchmade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6ker" title="Böker">Böker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Knives" title="Buck Knives">Buck Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company" title="Camillus Cutlery Company">Camillus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattaraugus_Cutlery_Company" title="Cattaraugus Cutlery Company">Cattaraugus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Reeve_Knives" title="Chris Reeve Knives">Chris Reeve Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chroma_Cnife" title="Chroma Cnife">Chroma Cnife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clauss_Cutlery_Company" title="Clauss Cutlery Company">Clauss Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobray_Company" title="Cobray Company">Cobray Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Steel_(company)" title="Cold Steel (company)">Cold Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River_Knife_%26_Tool" title="Columbia River Knife & Tool">Columbia River Knife & Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisinart" title="Cuisinart">Cuisinart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutco" title="Cutco">Cutco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalian_Hanwei_Metal" title="Dalian Hanwei Metal">Dalian Hanwei Metal</a></li> <li>Dexter-Russell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ek_Commando_Knife_Co." title="Ek Commando Knife Co.">Ek Commando Knife Co.</a></li> <li>EKA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerson_Knives" title="Emerson Knives">Emerson Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._Dick" title="F. Dick">F. Dick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A4llkniven" title="Fällkniven">Fällkniven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FAMAE" title="FAMAE">FAMAE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiskars" title="Fiskars">Fiskars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerber_Legendary_Blades" title="Gerber Legendary Blades">Gerber Legendary Blades</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCritechnics" title="Füritechnics">Füritechnics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glock_Ges.m.b.H." title="Glock Ges.m.b.H.">Glock Ges.m.b.H.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Schrade" title="Imperial Schrade">Imperial Schrade</a></li> <li>Ivan's</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ka-Bar" title="Ka-Bar">Ka-Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kershaw_Knives" title="Kershaw Knives">Kershaw Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KitchenAid" title="KitchenAid">KitchenAid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korin_Japanese_Trading_Company" title="Korin Japanese Trading Company">Korin Japanese Trading Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyocera" title="Kyocera">Kyocera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leatherman" title="Leatherman">Leatherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mad_Dog_Knives" title="Mad Dog Knives">Mad Dog Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marble_Arms" title="Marble Arms">Marble Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medford_Knife_and_Tool" title="Medford Knife and Tool">Medford Knife and Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microtech_Knives" title="Microtech Knives">Microtech Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morseth" title="Morseth">Morseth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muela_(knife_manufacturer)" title="Muela (knife manufacturer)">Muela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murphy_Knives" title="Murphy Knives">Murphy Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OLFA" title="OLFA">OLFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Knife_Company" title="Ontario Knife Company">Ontario Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinel" title="Opinel">Opinel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_Made_Knives" title="Randall Made Knives">Randall Made Knives</a></li> <li>Ranz Cuchillos</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B6sle" title="Rösle">Rösle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabatier" title="Sabatier">Sabatier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shun_Cutlery" title="Shun Cutlery">Shun Cutlery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slice,_Inc." title="Slice, Inc.">Slice, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOG_Specialty_Knives" title="SOG Specialty Knives">SOG Specialty Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spyderco" title="Spyderco">Spyderco</a></li> <li>STI Knives</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strider_Knives" title="Strider Knives">Strider Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiers_Issard" title="Thiers Issard">Thiers Issard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOPS_Knives" title="TOPS Knives">TOPS Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tramontina" title="Tramontina">Tramontina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorinox" title="Victorinox">Victorinox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._R._Case_%26_Sons_Cutlery_Co." title="W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.">W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Walther_GmbH" title="Carl Walther GmbH">Carl Walther GmbH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenger" title="Wenger">Wenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Knife_Company" title="Western Knife Company">Western Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_Sword" title="Wilkinson Sword">Wilkinson Sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W%C3%BCsthof" title="Wüsthof">Wüsthof</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshida_Metal_Industry" title="Yoshida Metal Industry">Yoshida Metal Industry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Global_(cutlery)" title="Global (cutlery)">Global</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zero_Tolerance_Knives" title="Zero Tolerance Knives">Zero Tolerance Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zwilling_J._A._Henckels" title="Zwilling J. A. Henckels">Zwilling J. A. Henckels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Knife_making" title="Knife making">Knifemakers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Applegate" title="Rex Applegate">Rex Applegate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Black_(blacksmith)" title="James Black (blacksmith)">James Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brown_Jr." title="Tom Brown Jr.">Tom Brown Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackie_Collins" title="Blackie Collins">Blackie Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nelson_Cooper" title="John Nelson Cooper">John Nelson Cooper</a></li> <li>Jack W. Crain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Emerson" title="Ernest Emerson">Ernest Emerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Fisk" title="Jerry Fisk">Jerry Fisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Harsey_Jr." title="Bill Harsey Jr.">Bill Harsey Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phill_Hartsfield" title="Phill Hartsfield">Phill Hartsfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Hibben" title="Gil Hibben">Gil Hibben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lile" title="Jimmy Lile">Jimmy Lile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Loveless" title="Bob Loveless">Bob Loveless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Moran_(knifemaker)" title="William F. Moran (knifemaker)">William F. Moran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Onion" title="Ken Onion">Ken Onion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Osterhout" title="Ralph Osterhout">Ralph Osterhout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Randall" title="Bo Randall">Bo Randall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Reeve" title="Chris Reeve">Chris Reeve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._G._Russell" title="A. G. Russell">A. G. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jody_Samson" title="Jody Samson">Jody Samson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Scagel" title="William Scagel">William Scagel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Snody" title="Mike Snody">Mike Snody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Terzuola" title="Robert Terzuola">Robert Terzuola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Walker_(knifemaker)" title="Michael Walker (knifemaker)">Michael Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buster_Warenski" title="Buster Warenski">Buster Warenski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Winkler_(knifemaker)" title="Daniel Winkler (knifemaker)">Daniel Winkler</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Bladesmith_Society" title="American Bladesmith Society">American Bladesmith Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutlery_and_Allied_Trades_Research_Association" title="Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association">Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knifemakers%27_Guild" title="Knifemakers' Guild">Knifemakers' Guild</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Knives" title="Category:Knives">Category:Knives</a> 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