Patent ID: 7036661

Claim:
A device for no-hands transfer of a scalpel comprising an injection-molded thermoplastic body including a supporting base, a scalpel blade receiver adjacent one end of the base, a scalpel handle grip adjacent an end of the base opposite said one end, the receiver being arranged to limit freedom of movement of the blade laterally while allowing pitch movement of a handle of a scalpel, the handle grip being arranged to receive a mid-section of the handle of a scalpel in a pitch movement towards the base while its blade is received in the receiver, the grip being arranged to resist longitudinal reverse movement of the scalpel blade out of the receiver and the grip and pitch movement out of the grip with a friction force sufficient to reliably hold a scalpel handle in a gripped position while the device is handled by a surgical nurse to present the scalpel handle in a vertical or near vertical position for grasping by a surgeon, the blade receiver including a narrow throat area to laterally confine the scalpel blade, the throat area including a thin membrane that is adapted to be cut by the scalpel blade.