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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398880 | Scalpel blade remover A single-use scalpel blade remover (1) removes a blade (33) from a tang (32) of a scalpel (30) and captures it, in a single-handed operation. The remover (1) comprises a housing (2) having a detent (16), and an actuat... | 07/15/2008 |
| 6364182 | Holster assembly with disposable blade well A holster assembly for use with a hand-held utility knife having a segmented blade. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having a generally hollow interior and a blade well located inside the hollow interior of the holster. The blade well has ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6286675 | Blade disposal apparatus and holder unit A blade disposal apparatus includes a blade disposal unit and a holder unit. The blade disposal unit is formed with a slot sized to receive a razor blade and with a vertical channel and horizontal grooves which allow the blade disposal unit to be readily ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6216868 | Surgical blade system The handle has a blade mounting portion with a raised boss forming a slot. The blade has a boss receiving recess with a portion defined by an edge. The cartridge has a transparent top so that the presence of a blade within the cartridge can be observed an... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6206188 | Used cutting blade receptacle apparatus and method A receptacle for the safe storage and disposal of used cutting blades, the receptacle being configured as a closed receptacle having an insert slot at opposite ends for the insertion of the used cutting blades into the receptacle. Each insert slot include... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6109497 | Disposal receptacle for knife blades A top wall (22), four side walls (26, 28, 30, 32) and a bottom wall (24) together enclose an inner space (46). The top wall (22) includes a narrow slot (34) sized to allow passage of a knife blade (44) through it, into the inner space (46). The walls (22,... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105838 | Holster and blade well A holster assembly for use with a hand-held utility knife having a segmented blade. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having a generally hollow interior and a blade well located inside the hollow interior of the holster. The blade well has ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6000590 | Blade holster assembly A holster assembly for use with a hand-held utility knife having a segmented blade. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having a generally hollow interior. The holster may have a slot therethrough and a guide leading to the slot for a user to... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5937522 | Blade replacement device with used blade storage Blade replacement devices for shaving systems which have at least one blade removably connected to a blade support. The blade replacement devices of the present invention advantageously comprise means for receiving a used blade as it is removed from a raz... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5938027 | Surgical blade system The handle has a blade mounting portion with a raised boss forming a slot. The blade has a boss receiving recess with a portion defined by an edge. The cartridge removeably retains the blade. It has an opening into which the blade mounting portion of the ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5894925 | Medical sharps blade removal and containment structure A blade removal device includes positionable hand protecting members which are movable to a position relative to a base portion for preventing injury to an operator during use of the blade removal device. A blade removal mechanism is configured in the bla... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5729879 | Surgical blade removal and disposal device A disposable case for deposing surgical blades includes a surgical blade removal device for removing a blade from a surgical knife handle. The case has an upper half and a bottom half connected by hinge means for allowing the upper half and the bottom hal... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5706942 | Surgical blade dispenser and disposal apparatus A hollow housing is provided including a top wall defining at least one upwardly opening new blade magazine receiving recess therein and a vertical slot therethrough. The housing top wall further includes a pivoted cam lever closely adjacent the slot and ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5667067 | Disposable receptacle for removing blades from a scalpel A disposable device for removing a blade from the tang of a surgical scalpel on which the blade has been removably affixed, said device comprising a rectangular plastic receptacle at least partially vertically oriented and formed of two interlocking facin... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5636442 | Shaving systems with blade holder A shaving system comprises novel components of a razor handle (1), a razor blade cartridge (2), and a magazine (5) holding a supply of cartridges. The handle and magazine are adapted to cooperate so that a used cartridge on the handle is replaced by (i) i... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5542533 | Surgical scalpel cradle A scalpel cradle with a floor and four outwardly inclined sidewalls, with two convex elevations in the floor extending from one lateral side of the cradle to the other side of the receptor and with a rectilinear cap the anterior portion of which is in the... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5507762 | Method of dispensing and disposing of blades during a surgical procedure and guarding against inadvertent cuts during use thereof A sterile blade dispenser facilitates removal of dulled used blades, as well as the mounting of sharp unused blades, on a scalpel during a surgical procedure being conducted in an operating room or similar environment. Preferably, the scalpel has a slidin... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5361902 | Surgical blade dispenser and disposal system for use during an operating procedure and method thereof A sterile blade dispenser facilitates removal of dulled used blades, as well as the mounting of sharp unused blades, on a scalpel during a surgical procedure being conducted in an operating room or similar environment. Preferably, the scalpel has a slidin... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5088173 | One-time-use precision-blade-bending scalpel blade remover-receptacle A remover-receptacle device bends a scalpel blade having a central longitudinal aperture presenting detents from its mounted position on the tang of a scalpel blade handle so as to remove the blade from the handle. In the removal the distal, balde-end reg... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4998334 | Blade extractor A blade extractor (1) for a replaceable blade instrument or tool (3), which comprises upper and lower tabs (12, 13) of length slightly exceeding that of a blade (2) to be extracted, and of width slightly exceeding that of a blade (2) to be extracted with ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4972968 | Two-piece dispenser for double-edge razor blades A dispenser for double-edge razor blades includes a tray and a cover overlying the tray. The cover has side flanges for overlying the sides of the tray and inwardly extending projections for cooperating with inwardly directed locking surfaces on the tray ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4903390 | Scalpel blade remover and blade storage apparatus A combination scalpel blade removal and storage apparatus having an easy to grip hourglass-shaped, disposable plastic housing which includes a strategically located safety shield that prevents accidental cuts during the blade insertion and removal process... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4850512 | Blade holder and automatic dispenser A holder and dispenser for knife blades which includes a sliding partition biased toward a discharge opening by rubber bands in a double loop configuration. The double looped configuration orients the rubber bands which loop around the back of the holder,... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4759441 | Combination tool for use in hanging wallpaper A combination tool having utility in connection with the hanging of wallpaper. The tool has the form of a box and includes a holder for a smoothing brush, a holder for a seam roller, a magnet for holding a utility knife, a blade holder and dispenser, a bl... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4746016 | Blade removal and/or mounting mechanism and dispenser, extractor-disposal apparatus including same A mechanism for mounting and removing a blade having an elongated slot mounting means from a blade handle which has a mounting boss for insertion into the elongated slot. The mechanism includes a handle guide forming one side of a passageway for insertion... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4730376 | Blade removal apparatus for changeable blade scalpel A blade removal apparatus for a changeable blade scalpel in which a blade is removably mounted on a scalpel handle by fitting a mounting hole formed in the blade over a blade mounting part having a narrow width provided on the tip end of the scalpel handl... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4466539 | Surgical blade remover A surgical blade remover for separating a surgical or scalpel blade from a handle or holder includes a single "vee" shaped slot or notch in a vertical standing plate for engaging the rear portion of the surgical blade upon the downward movement into the v... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4395807 | Surgical blade remover A surgical blade remover is disclosed wherein a surgical blade is easily and effectively removed from the tang of a handle. The device is provided with two members which are spaced to form a channel sized to permit the tang to be positioned between them w... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4386457 | Surgical blade remover-receptacle A device for removing a surgical blade from a scalpel handle includes a housing having an aperture. A surgical blade attached to a boss of the handle is inserted into the aperture. The boss is pressed downward into a narrow notch in the wall surrounding t... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4359852 | Sealed moistureproof container A moistureproof package comprising a container and lid characterized in that the lid is attached to the container by means of a primary hermetic seal and is provided with a secondry snap fastener for securing the lid to the container once it has been open... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4344532 | Surgical blade remover A surgical blade remover is disclosed having an essentially wedge-shaped support member which tapers from its front side to its back side. The support has one or more mutually parallel latitudinal slots open at one end and along their length extending fro... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4270416 | Scalpel blade extractor A hand held device is provided which permits safe removal of used blades from scalpels or the like in which a slotted blade is received in opposed lateral grooves in a thin elongate tang with a proximal region of the blade located behind the tang in a cut... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4180162 | Combination dispenser-disposal cartridge for a surgical blade A cartridge for dispensing and disposing of a single surgical blade. The cartridge is specially adapted for machine loading of the blade. The cartridge includes an elongate open-top box with means for receiving and positioning the blade in a curved positi... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4173285 | Dispenser for bonded razor blade cartridges A dispenser having a plurality of row-arrayed compartments each for releasably retaining a razor blade cartridge therewithin. The opposite ends of the compartments are respectively formed by a partition wall and yieldable, free-standing retention means po... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4168777 | Scalpel blade remover and collector A device for removing and storing the blade of a scalpel of the type comprising a handle having a reduced section at one end thereof with an elongated boss on one side of said reduced section, said boss having a recess partially extending along each side ... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4167230 | Disposable receiver A receiver for securely encasing pointed disposable surgical implements comprises a tray having a bottom wall, side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and a flange extending outwardly around the upper periphery of the side walls. A device for r... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4114780 | Combination industrial razor blade dispenser and used blade receiver This device is a container for dispensing new industrial razor blades and for receiving used razor blades for later disposal. It consists principally of a vertical blade compartment. A large stack of new blades may be inserted therein, which has a floatin... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4106620 | Surgical blade dispenser A surgical blade dispenser includes a box for storing blades in such position that a scalpel handle can be inserted through an aperture in one wall of the box to lockingly engage one blade and remove it from the box through the aperture. The blades are in... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3958692 | Shaving system A disposable blade unit for a safety razor comprises a thin, transversely flexible blade which is apertured along its lonitudinal center line and has its two longitudinal edges parallel and sharpened to cutting edges. A pair of blade strips each having a ... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3941243 | Razor blade container for single edge blades for use in straight edge type razor A blade container for single edge blades for a straight edge type razor with a replacable blade held in a blade holder. The container has a blade attaching slot in one end wall adjacent one side wall for receiving the end of the blade holder, and a blade ... | 03/02/1976 |
