Safety Scalpel

**Product Overview**

The Safety Scalpel is a single-use surgical instrument that combines a pre-mounted blade with a polymer handle, supplied ready for immediate use and intended to be discarded after a single procedure. Each unit is built on a polymer handle (Kunststoffheft) and is offered across a range of pre-mounted blade figures, allowing the required blade shape to be selected directly at the point of use without separate blade mounting.

Within the Aesculap catalog the Safety Scalpel sits in the Scalpels & Handles chapter, under the Safety Scalpels group. Because it is a single-use device, it is dispatched sterile-ready for one procedure and is not intended to be reprocessed.

**Design Characteristics**

The instrument pairs a polymer handle with a pre-mounted blade and an integrated safety format intended to reduce the risk of accidental sharps injury during handling and disposal. Working length recorded for this family is 170 mm, with each configuration listed against its article. No material, coating or certification is stated for this family in the source catalog, so none is claimed here; only the characteristics printed in the catalog are described.

**Configuration Options**

The Safety Scalpel family is offered as 14 distinct configurations, selectable by the blade figure axis:
• Fig. 10 — article BA810SU
• Fig. 11 — article BA811SU
• Fig. 12 — article BA812SU
• Fig. 15 — article BA815SU
• Fig. 15-C — article BA815-CSU
• Fig. 18 — article BA818SU
• Fig. 19 — article BA819SU
• Fig. 20 — article BA820SU
• Fig. 21 — article BA821SU
• Fig. 22 — article BA822SU
• Fig. 23 — article BA823SU
• Fig. 24 — article BA824SU
• Fig. 25 — article BA825SU
• Fig. 36 — article BA836SU
Each configuration is a separately orderable article; refer to the individual variation for its exact printed specification.

**Technical Specifications**

• Instrument Type: Safety Scalpel (single-use)
• Handle Material: Polymer
• Length: 170 mm
• Blade Figures: Fig. 10–36 (per variation)
• Family ID: RFAM-BB-001
• Registry ID: REG-BB-001
• Configuration Count: 14
• Category: Scalpels & Handles › Safety Scalpels
• Manufacturer: Aesculap (a B. Braun brand)

**Applications**

This instrument supports the following uses, derived from its printed design: single-use incision and cutting tasks where reduction of sharps-injury risk is prioritized; procedures requiring a ready-mounted blade selected by figure at the point of use. Applications beyond those supported by the catalog data are not listed.

**Blade Handling & Safety**

The pre-mounted blade is protected by the instrument’s integrated safety format, which is designed to shield the cutting edge during handling and after use. The complete unit is placed into an approved sharps container after a single procedure; the blade is not removed, replaced or reused, which removes the separate blade-mounting step and the associated handling risk.

**Reprocessing & Handling**

As a single-use device, the safety scalpel is intended for one procedure only and should be disposed of in an appropriate sharps container after use; it is not designed for cleaning, disinfection or re-sterilization.

**Ordering Information**

The Safety Scalpel family is available in multiple configurations (BA810SU, BA811SU, BA812SU, BA815SU, BA815-CSU, BA818SU, BA819SU, BA820SU, BA821SU, BA822SU, BA823SU, BA824SU, BA825SU, BA836SU). Refer to the individual variations for exact specifications. This catalog operates as a B2B inquiry platform: prices are not published online. To obtain current pricing, availability and lead times, please request a quote or send an inquiry, and a member of the team will respond with a formal quotation.