Patent ID: 9089357
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical tool comprising: a. an elongated housing with first and second ends, a first blade with a first cutting edge, a second blade with a second cutting edge, each of the blades being movably connected to the first end of the housing, an actuation mechanism movably connected to the second end of the housing and is in structural communication with each of the blades, wherein movement of the actuation member moves the blades between a rest scissors position and a scalpel position, when the blades are in the rest scissors position, a portion of each of the first and second cutting edges are inwardly spaced to define a gap and the movement from the rest scissors position to the scalpel position allows the cutting edges to cooperate and perform scissors cutting on a work piece located in the gap, and when the blades are in the scalpel position the cuttings edges cooperate and form a single outer scalpel cutting edge.