KNIFE FOR DERMATOLOGIST Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: surgery, applicable for cutting of tissues of all kinds, for example, at transplantation of skin grafts, or removal of necrotized tissues. SUBSTANCE: the knife for dermatologist is fastened on a mandrel by a detachable clamp of a special construction. The knife is made in the form of a cutting disk with a maximum thickness of 0.25 mn with a diameter exceeding the maximum dimension of the mandrel by no more than 10 nmm. The mandrel outer surface has a shape for atraumatic withdrawal of the skin graft. EFFECT: improved engagement of the knife with the tissues being operated, and as result, improved quality of the skin graft. 6 cl, 3 dwg