Patent ID: 8814893
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical knife safety handle, comprising: a handle body having a longitudinal axis, at least one slot extending along a portion of said longitudinal axis and at least one detent adjacent to said slot; a knife holder for carrying a knife blade at a distal end of said handle body; a guard having an enlarged distal end to facilitate user contact with said enlarged distal end for handle orientation and control, wherein said guard is configured to at least partially enclose a knife blade carried by said knife holder, at least one of said knife holder and said guard being longitudinally moveable with respect to said handle body, wherein said detent releasably secures said at least one of said knife holder and said guard at a position with respect to said handle body; and a positioning mechanism for allowing a user to longitudinally move said at least one of said knife holder and said guard to selectively expose or cover said knife blade and having a user control mechanism disposed upon a cantilever, wherein said cantilever is secured only at its proximal end, said user control mechanism extending from within said handle body via said slot.