Patent ID: 9168058
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A laparoscopic scalpel, comprising: a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween; a recess disposed in a surface of the shaft, the recess having a proximal end and a distal end along the length of the shaft wherein the distal end of the recess is disposed proximal to the distal end of the shaft; and a blade attached to the shaft, wherein the blade includes a cutting edge having a portion exposed by the recess and oriented outwardly from the recess, and wherein a proximal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess is disposed further from a straight line between the distal and proximal ends of the recess than is a distal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess.