Handle for surgical blades, and the like

Claim 1

A SURGICAL KNIFE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE BLADE HAVING A REARWARDLY-DISPOSED HEEL, AND A HANDLE THEREFOR HAVING A HAND GRIP, A SEAT ON ONE SIDE OF THE HANDLE FOR RECEIVING THE HEEL OF SAID BLADE, MEANS PROJECTING FROM SAID SIDE OF THE HANDLE FORWARDLY OF SAID SEAT FOR REMOVABLY RETAINING SAID BLADE WITH ITS HEEL ON SAID SEAT UNTIL SAID HEEL IS FLEXED TRANSVERSELY AWAY FROM SAID SEAT, A MEMBER DISPOSED TRANSVERSE OF AND IN LINE WITH SAID SEAT AND HAVING ONE END PORTION AT ONE SIDE OF SAID HEEL AND ADAPTED TO BEAR TRANSVERSELY AGAINST SAID SIDE OF THE HEEL AND ANOTHER END PORTION DISPOSED OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE SIDE OF SAID HANDLE OPPOSITE SAID SEAT AND MOVABLY CARRIED BY SAID HANDLE FOR MOVEMENT GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY OF SAID HANDLE TO CARRY THE FIRST MENTIONED PORTION THEREOF BEYOND SAID SEAT TO BEAR AGAINST SAID HEEL AND DEFLECT IT FROM ITS POSITION ON SAID SEAT TO CLEAR SAID PROJECTING MEANS.