| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/192 |
| Title | Sealed Surgical Blade |
| Date | 1950-1999 |
| Creator Name | Swann-Morton Ltd, Surgical equiplment manufacturer, 1932- |
| Description | This is a sealed surgical blade, still intact in its rectangular aluminium packaging featuring green writing. On one side, it says "Paragon Sterilised By Gamma Radiation Made in Sheffield, England Stainless Steel R (for registered)" and towards the shorter side "BS 2982 Peel to Open." On the other side, "1082 11" is embossed. The packaging also reveals the shape of the scalpel blade, indicating that the "11" embossed refers to the number 11 type of blade. The No. 11 blade has a long, triangular shape with a sharp point, making it ideal for making stab-style incisions and short, precise cuts. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 130mm x 3mm x 10mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Scalpels |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Surgical Knife |