Patent ID: 6261265
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
Protective device for a cutting tool (B), comprising:a scalpel (B) constituting said cutting toolmeans (4, 104) to isolate from the exterior a blade (2) forming the distal portion of the scalpel, this means being connected to a handle (1) forming the proximal portion of the scalpel with limited relative mobility and having an opening for the passage of said blade between a protected position, in which said means at least partially surrounds said blade, and a working position, in which said blade clears said means, andresilient means (3) to return the blade to its protected position, said blade being adapted to move toward its working position under the force of an external pressure (M, I, P) opposing the resilient return force, said isolation means having the general shape of a fork (4, 104) of which the tines (5, 105) of the fork define the mentioned opening for the passage of the blade of the scalpel, said means being connected to the handle (1) of the scalpel so as to permit movement of the fork in the plane of the blade, characterized by the fact that said fork (4, 104) is connected to the proximal end of the handle (1) of the scalpel by a connecting zone (3) serving as a hinge, to permit relative movement of the handle (1) and the fork (4, 104) toward each other when the user grips them with the fingers in the manner of the blades of a dissecting tweezers, to bring the blade to its working position.