Surgical Blades

Standard Surgical Blades are available in both high carbon and stainless steel and manufactured in accordance with the requirements.

Surgical Blades

Packaging
Each blade is individually packed in alluninum foil. Carbon Steel blades are VPL paper protected. Blade sizes are clearly identified on the reverse side of the foil peel-pack and by a colour coded sticker on unit boxes. Supplied sterile in unit dispenser boxes of 100.
Composition

Composition: Blades made of carbon and stainless steel have the 
composition given in the tables below:
Carbon Steel. Ref. BS 2982: 1992 Stainless Steel. Ref. BS 5194: 1991
  Range % (m/m)
Carbon(c) 1.20 to 1.30%
Silicon (Si) 0.10 to 0.35%
Manganese (Mn) 0.20 to 0.45%
Chromium (Cr) 0.10 to 0.40%
Sulphur (S) 0.025 maxium
Phosphorus (P) 0.035 maxium
  Range % (m/m)
Carbon(c) 0.60 to 0.70%
Silicon (Si) 0.50 % maxium
Manganese (Mn) 1.00% max.
Chromium (Cr) 12.00 to 13.50%
Sulphur (S) 0.025 maximum
Phosphorus (P) 0.03% maximum
Nickel (Ni) 0.50 maximum
Range
Blade No’s 10, 11, 12, 15 fit on all No.3 fitment handles. Blade No’s 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 fit on all No.4 fitment handles.
Sterilisation
All sterile product are sterilised by Gamma radiation.