Swann-Morton #11 NON-STERILE Surgical Blades, Carbon Steel [100]

Swann-Morton® #11 NON-STERILE Surgical Blades, Carbon Steel [individual peel packs, box of 100]

The #11 is an elongated triangular blade sharpened along the hypotenuse edge with a strong pointed tip.

Shape used in surgery for stab incisions needed when lancing an abscess or inserting a chest drain, or for other small incisions (for example when inserting a laparoscopic port, vein and artery central lines, opening the aorta and removing calcifications in the aortic or mitral valves), anatomical dissections and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower extremities in Podiatry - this NON-STERILE version is suitable for non-medical applications and is popular in the automotive, graphic design and agriculture industries.