Safety scalpel
CA 2563881 C · Owner: Gaba, Rodolfo · Inventors: Griffin, Michael D.; Gaba, Rodolfo
Overview
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A safety scalpel (10) includes a blade (12) having an orifice (14) disposed between a sharp end and a blunt end, and a handle (20) with a front portion (24) adapted to receive the blunt end of the blade (12) and securely engage the blade (12) via the orifice (14). The safety scalpel (10) also includes a substantially hollow housing (40) configured to retain internally the blade (12) and slide back and forth onto the front handle portion (24) between a first position in which the sharp end of the blade (12) is fully exposed for operational use and a second position in which the sharp end of the blade (12) is fully enclosed for safety storage before activation. The safety scalpel …
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- Filed March 11, 2005 and granted July 16, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 11, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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