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  • Knives designed for cutting tissues and/or other anatomic structures during surgical procedures. These devices consist of manual, handheld instruments of a variety of shapes and sizes according to the site and/or the tissue or organ to be cut. Surgical knives may consist of a cutting blade integral to a handle (usually single-use, disposable instruments) while other knives (e.g., scalpels) are two-part instruments with disposable blades that can be attached to a common reusable handle. Dedicated surgical knives are available for ophthalmic, orthopedic, middle ear, plastic, and other operative procedures.
  • Multipurpose small surgical knives designed to cut or dissect tissue. These scalpels may consist of manual, handheld knives with a straight handle and an integral blade with a sharp convex edge. They are available as reusable or single-use instruments. Scalpels may also consist of a combination of a reusable handle and a detachable single-use or reusable blade placed at the distal end. Multipurpose scalpels are used in general, plastic, and in a variety of other types of surgical procedures. Dedicated scalpels intended for microsurgical procedures are also available.
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