Surgical Scalpel Blade No.12
The No.12 is a small, pointed, crescent shaped blade sharpened along the inside edge of the curve. It is sometimes utilised as a suture cutter but also for arteriotomies ( surgical incision of an artery), parotid surgeries (facial salivary glands), mucosal cuts on a septoplasty (repair of nasal septum) and during cleft palate procedures, ureterolithotomies (calculus removal by incision of the ureter) and pyelolithotomies (surgical incision of the renal pelvis of a kidney for the removal of a kidney stone - also known as a pelviolithotomy ). The No.12 fits Handles 3, 3L, 3 Graduated, 5B, 7, 9, B3 and B3L.
Blade - Sterile
Material |
Description |
Code |
Packets |
Packaging |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainless Steel | Individual Foils Packs | 0304 | 100's | View |
| Carbon Steel | Individual Foil Packs | 0204 | 100's | View |
Blade - Non Sterile
Material |
Description |
Code |
Packets |
Packaging |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Steel | Foil Packets of 5 | 0104 | 100's | View |
| Carbon Steel | Individual Peel Packs | 3004 | 100's | View |
Disposable Scalpels - Non Sterile
Material |
Description |
Code |
Packets |
Packaging |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainless Steel | Bulk with Guard | 2334 | 1000's | View |
Disposable Scalpels - Sterile
Material |
Description |
Code |
Packets |
Packaging |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainless Steel Guarded | Individually Wrapped | 6604 | 10's | View |
| Stainless Steel | Individually Wrapped | 0504 | 10's | View |
Surgical Scalpel Blade No.12 resources
Videos
Multiple use Blade Removal Unit
Damaging the edge on a Metal Dish
Dropping a blade onto Instruments
Single use sterile Blade Remover
Further Reading
Safe Handling of Swann-Morton Products
Sterilisation of Swann-Morton Products
Swann-Morton Product Information and Standards
Sharps Injury Prevention Within UK And Europe
PDFs
Swann Morton B3L - For The Perfect Feel
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