List of Surgical Scalpel Blades – Types , Sizes, Uses

In this post we have discussed almost all the surgical blades/scalpel blades with image/picture, which can attach with all the types of handles.

Surgical blades, often known as scalpels, are used to cut skin and tissue during surgery. Blades come in a variety of shapes and sizes, depending on the process. Surgical blades come in a variety of sizes and shapes. The size and shape of the blade are indicated by the number. Surgical blades are usually constructed of carbon steel or stainless steel.

Surgical blades come in a variety of shapes and sizes, allowing surgeons and medical personnel to select the best blade for the job. Surgical blades and blade handles are usually offered separately. Disposable scalpels come with surgical blades (sterile and non-sterile).

Total of 40 types of Surgical Scalpels Blades we have discussed. This blades are able to get attached with the different scalpel/Handles.

Scalpel blade number – 6 :

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This blade is capable to get attached with the B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-long, 5, 7 and 9 handles.

Scalpel blade number – 9 :

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This can be attached with the B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9 handles.

Scalpel blade number – 10 :

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A blade with a big curved cutting edge that resembles a standard blade shape. This blade can be attached with the B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9 handles.

Use of scalpel blade no. 10 :

In general, this is used to make incisions in the skin and muscle. And it’s routinely used in abdominal surgeries to cut the skin.

Scalpel blade number – 10A :

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This can be attached with handleB3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9

Scalpel blade number – 11 :

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The hypotenuse is the sharpest edge on this long, triangular blade. It’s often utilised for stabbing incisions and/or shallow, precise cuts because of its sharp tip. This blade can be attached with B3, 3, -Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7 and 9

Use of scalpel blade no. 11 :

This blade, sometimes known as a stabknife, is used to make an incision in the skin in order to drain an abscess.
Because of its resemblance to the X-Acto artknife blade, this blade is used for precision cutting, stripping, acute angle cuts, and stencil cutting.

Scalpel blade number – 11P :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Use of scalpel blade no. 11P :

Here ‘P’ signifies post-mortem, so this blade is mainly used for post-mortem dissection.

Scalpel blade number – E11 :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Use of scalpel blade no. E11 :

Podiatrists use this blade to remove hard skin, such as calluses, from their patients.

Scalpel blade number – E/11 :

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This handle can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Scalpel blade number – 12 :

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A suture cutter is a tiny, crescent-shaped blade with a pointed tip. On the inside edge of its curve, it is the most sharp. This handle compatible to get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Scalpel blade number – 12D :

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This blade can attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Scalpel blade number – 13 :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Scalpel blade number – 14 :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Scalpel blade number – 15 :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Use of scalpel blade no. 10 :

In general, this is used to make incisions in the skin and muscle. And it’s routinely used in abdominal surgeries to cut the skin.

Scalpel blade number 15A :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Use of scalpel blade no. 15:

This blade has a narrow shaft and is used to make minor incisions, such as when excising a sebaceous cyst or performing venesection.

Scalpel blade number – 15C :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Use of scalpel blade no. 15C :

This blade is recommended for operating within the chest during cardiac surgery because of its downward angle, and it is usually employed to make the distal arteriotomy during coronary artery bypass grafting.

Scalpel blade number – 15T :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Use of scalpel blade no. 15T :

This blade is used in enucleation of lesions such as corns which are dermatological lesions.

Scalpel blade number – D/15 :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Scalpel blade number – 16 :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

Use of scalpel blade no. 16 :

This blade is used for making stencil cuts(A type of cutting), scoring and etching

Scalpel blade number – 17 :

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This blade can get attached with handle B3, 3, 3-Graduated, 3-Long, 5, 7, and 9.

This is used for giving narrow cuts

Scalpel blade number – 18 :

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This blade is capable to gets attached with the handle 4, 4-Graduated, 4-Long and 6.

This blade us mainly used for giving deep cuts and scrapping.

Scalpel blade number – 19 :

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This blade is capable to gets attached with the handle 4, 4-Graduated, 4-Long and 6

Scalpel blade number – 20 :

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This blade is capable to gets attached with the handle 4, 4-Graduated, 4-Long and 6

Use of scalpel blade no. 20 :

This blade has wider shaft and mainly used for larger incisions and dissection. So this blade is mainly used in general surgery and orthopaedic surgery.

Scalpel blade number – 21 :

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This blade is capable to gets attached with the handle 4, 4-Graduated, 4-Long and 6

Use of scalpel blade no. 21 :

This blade has wider shaft and mainly used for larger incisions and dissection.

Scalpel blade number – 22 :

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This blade is capable to gets attached with the handle 2, 4, 5 and 6

Use of scalpel blade no. 22 :

This blade has wider shaft and mainly used for larger incisions and dissection.
This blade is used in both cardiac and thoracic surgery to make skin incisions and to cut the bronchus in lung resection surgery.

Scalpel blade number – 22A :

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This blade is capable to gets attached with the handle 4, 4-Graduated, 4-Long and 6

Use of scalpel blade no. 22A :

This blade has wider shaft and mainly used for larger incisions and dissection.

Scalpel blade number – 23 :

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This blade is capable to gets attached with the handle 4, 4-Graduated, 4-Long and 6

Use of scalpel blade no. 23 :

This blade has wider shaft and mainly used for larger incisions and dissection.

Scalpel blade number – 24 :

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This blade is capable to gets attached with the handle 4, 4-Graduated, 4-Long and 6

Use of scalpel blade no. 24 :

This blade has wider shaft and mainly used for larger incisions and dissection.
Corner cutting, trimming, stripping, and cutting mats and gaskets are all done with this tool.