Techniques for investigation of surgical cutting instruments

E. Price; G. A. Reilly; B. A.O. McCormack; A. C. Macey

doi:10.21427/9t4v-h490

Techniques for investigation of surgical cutting instruments

E. Price, G. A. Reilly, B. A.O. McCormack, A. C. Macey

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The cutting capacity of a cutting instrument is normally defined as its sharpness, which classifies the ability to cut the target .material and is commonly related to the shape of the cutting edge. Many factors affect the profile of the cutting edge including the target material, the manufacturing process, and the cutting forces associated with cutting technique employed (Kalder S., 1997). In this study of various techniques for measurement of the cutting edge profile we used different blade profiles and found that no one method of profile measurement was capable of quantifying all the geometric parameters of the cutting edge of a blade. Consequently this increases the difficulty for routine examination and inspection of cutting instruments with regard to the state of the cutting edge and the degree of sharpness or bluntness it may exhibit. We conclude that it would be beneficial to develop a system that could measure the profile of the cutting edge and while accounting for the other key parameters of the cutting process establish a measure of sharpness for the cutting instrument. This system could then be used in a clinical operating environment to establish the cutting capacity of surgical instruments such as scissors, osteotomes, chisels and other such instruments. Copyright

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004
Editors	M. Helmus, D. Medlin
Pages	349-354
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/9t4v-h490
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	Medical Device Materials II - Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004 - St. Paul, MN, United States Duration: 25 Aug 2004 → 27 Aug 2004

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Name	Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004

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Conference	Medical Device Materials II - Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004
Country/Territory	United States
City	St. Paul, MN
Period	25/08/04 → 27/08/04

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Price, E., Reilly, G. A., McCormack, B. A. O., & Macey, A. C. (2005). Techniques for investigation of surgical cutting instruments. In M. Helmus, & D. Medlin (Eds.), Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004 (pp. 349-354). (Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004). https://doi.org/10.21427/9t4v-h490

Price, E. ; Reilly, G. A. ; McCormack, B. A.O. et al. / Techniques for investigation of surgical cutting instruments. Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004. editor / M. Helmus ; D. Medlin. 2005. pp. 349-354 (Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004).

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Price, E, Reilly, GA, McCormack, BAO & Macey, AC 2005, Techniques for investigation of surgical cutting instruments. in M Helmus & D Medlin (eds), Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004. Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004, pp. 349-354, Medical Device Materials II - Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004, St. Paul, MN, United States, 25/08/04. https://doi.org/10.21427/9t4v-h490

Techniques for investigation of surgical cutting instruments. / Price, E.; Reilly, G. A.; McCormack, B. A.O. et al.
Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004. ed. / M. Helmus; D. Medlin. 2005. p. 349-354 (Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004).

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Price E, Reilly GA, McCormack BAO, Macey AC. Techniques for investigation of surgical cutting instruments. In Helmus M, Medlin D, editors, Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004. 2005. p. 349-354. (Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004). doi: 10.21427/9t4v-h490

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