Health & Medical

Disposable Scalpels

Edward Goodwin, RCA Industrial Design Engineering, 2001

Scalpels are used by surgeons, craftsmen, modelmakers, pattern cutters, leather workers, lighting manufacturers and furniture makers - the list goes on.

This two-part project for a disposable surgical scalpel and its reusable metal equivalent eliminates some of the problems relating to current designs. The safety issues of applying, removing and storing blades for metal scalpels have been resolved. By integrating blade dispensing and storage into the handle, the user can locate and apply them quickly and avoid injury.

The design of the standard disposable scalpel, modelled as it is on its metal equivalent, has also been rethought and the manufacturing process optimised.

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