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Surgical Blades & Scalpels

A scalpel, or lancet, or bistoury, is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection and podiatry.

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Some History

Scalpel blades are usually made of hardened and tempered steelstainless steel, or high carbon steel; 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.

-> The world's first scalpel blade patent

What makes a good surgical blade?

  • Right raw material with correct alloy mixture

  • Deep understanding of Heat treatment

process and temperature control

  • Correct Grinding Process

      1. High Quality Grinding Wheel

      2. Superior Primary Grind angle 

      3. Correct width of cut

      4. Correct Cleaning Process

  • Superior Packaging

  • Correct Hardness for CS is >800 HV 

  • Correct Hardness for SS is >700 HV 

Carbon Steel Chemical Composition                  Ref; BS 2982:1992,

 

Stainless Steel Composition                                ISO 7153-1:1991/Amd 1:1999

 

Blade thickness                     0.37 to 0.42mm     EN ISO  27740

Fitment dimension as per                                   ISO  27740    

 

Hardness Values 

Carbon steel                          800-840 Hv          BS 2982:1992

Stainless steel                         700-740 Hv

         

ISO 11137-1: 2006  Sterilization of health care products — Radiation —Part 1:

Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices

ISO 11137-2: 2013  Sterilization of health care products — Radiation — Part 2: Establishing the sterilization dose

ISO 11137-3: 2017  Sterilization of health care products — Radiation — Part 3: Guidance on diametric aspects

ISO 11737-1: 2006 Sterilization of medical devices – Microbiological methods- Part 1 Determination of a population of microorganisms on products.

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