Scalpels

Here are some scalpels I own, plus some high-grade tweezers.   I've got other stuff too, like a real stethoscope.

scalpels.jpg (14849 bytes)

The #11, shown here in a single-use, plastic model, is at the bottom.  Its chief virtue is the sharply angled and extremely sharp point, used for making a small slice from an exact spot.  The two above that are multiple-use stainless steel handles fitted with disposable #10 blades, used for less precise but longer incisions and other cutting.  It's usually the #10 you see on TV, because it's the #10 that's used for the initial incision into chests and abdomens.  The tweezers at the top are Swiss-made and would be suitable for removal of a wood splinter from your finger or bilateral corneal transplants, whichever you prefer.

I won't be able to autoclave any of the instruments for your free surgery, but I can swoosh 'em around in my mug of beer first if that'd make you feel any better.

 

  
The Projects
Mrs. Smith's leg
Free surgery
     Scalpels
     Trocar
Bad surgery
Margo Staples
     Police report
Ricky Taylor
"Listen carefully"
Honest scumbag
"It's my baby"
True story