Patent ID: 11950802
Assignee: DIGNITY HEALTH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An apparatus, comprising:
a scalpel housing defining a handle and a shield storage slot, the scalpel housing terminating in a head portion, wherein a distal end of the head portion defines a tip configured for engagement with a blade;
a shield defining an elevator and a blade shield in association with the head portion of the scalpel housing; and
a rotator defined by the shield in engagement with a rotator receptacle defined by the head portion of the scalpel housing;
wherein the shield is operable for rotation in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction between a recessed position in engagement with the shield storage slot of the scalpel housing and an engaged position such that the blade shield engages with the head portion of the scalpel housing and the elevator is positioned in distal relation to the tip;
wherein the rotator receptacle comprises:
a horizontal slot configured to receive the rotator of the shield,
wherein the rotator receptacle comprises a circular well formed within the horizontal slot of the rotator receptacle,
and wherein the rotator comprises a rotator post configured for engagement with the circular well.