Patent Issued for Change-A-Blade

CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Traditionally impressions of safety scalpels have been unfavorable amongst the surgical community. Due to the unsatisfactory performance characteristics of existing safety scalpels, surgeons would need to alter their proven surgical technique.

Hearing the voices of concern, Sandel Medical Industries created a revolutionary product which combines the safety surgical team's need and the preferred functionality surgeons demand. Upon seeing this innovative product, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for the Change-A-Blade™ revolutionizing medical safety products and creating a unique category unto itself.

Combined with the steady decline of nursing and healthcare professionals, each year between 600,000 and 800,000 healthcare workers incur a sharps injury — in this environment, one injury is one too many.

Breaking the mold of traditional safety scalpels — Sandel Medical Industries’ Change-A-Blade is the first safety scalpel handle — giving surgeons the freedom to utilize any standard No. 10, 11 or 15 blade of their choice. Unlike any other product, the Change-A-Blade allows surgeons their proven preference while ensuring their surrounding team’s safety during each procedure. Weighted similarly to a traditional No. 3 scalpel handle, the Change-A-Blade feels virtually identical in the hands of surgeons.

Previous concerns about puncture-ability and impaired visibility are solved through the Change-A-Blade’s intelligent design. The fully retractable safety shield empowers surgeons to meticulously work without the interference of a clumsy and imposing standard shield which inhibits their vision or technique.

It only takes one laceration and instantly the threat of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B (HBV), and Hepatitis C (HCV) becomes any medical professional’s fear. With the lives of those professionals we depend upon, the Change-A-Blade is the optimal answer in preventing sharps injuries.

Source: Sandel Medical Industries, LLC