Scalpel (handle + blade)
Cutting instrument made of a handle and a disposable blade. Handle no. 3 fits blades 10 to 15 (there is no no. 14 blade); handle no. 4 fits larger blades, 18 to 24.
How it is used
Opening skin and soft tissue. Handed to the surgeon with the blade facing down, never directly into the hand.
Clinical tip
Blade no. 10 is the most used for large incisions; no. 15 for small, precise incisions.
Sources
This entry is part of the Instriq catalog, researched and written per specialty from real web research -- never generated or invented without verification -- and reviewed skeptically and independently before publication. How this catalog is written.
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-09-29.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.