Disposable, sterile surgical clipper
View Patent ↗A disposable, sterilized surgical clipper includes a body having a top portion and a bottom portion and a clipper head attached to the top portion of the body. The clipper head includes a housing and a blade assembly. A power source is housed within the body for operating the clipper. The clipper head and the body may be a single, integrated unit or the clipper head may be removable from the body. In either embodiment, the body, clipper head and power source are sterilized as a single unit so as to be used in a sterile setting.
1. A kit for a disposable, sterilized surgical clipper comprising:
a surgical clipper including a body having a top portion and a bottom portion, a clipper head adapted to attach to the top portion of the body and a power source for operating the surgical clipper, wherein the clipper head includes a housing and a blade assembly, the body and the housing being made from a high grade thermoplastic material capable of withstanding sterilization without breaking or fracturing, the high grade thermoplastic material including less than about 1% impurities; and
a package for holding the surgical clipper, the package and enclosed surgical clipper being sterilized such that the surgical clipper can be used in a sterile setting.
2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the sterilization is gamma radiation.
3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic material comprises one or a combination of high grade acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, high grade nylon, and high grade polyoxymethylene.
4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the power source is one or more disposable batteries.
5. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the surgical clipper further comprises internal components that are made of thermoplastic and non-thermoplastic materials.
6. The kit of claim 5 , wherein the non-thermoplastic components comprise metal and rubber.
7. The kit of claim 5 , wherein the internal components are comprised of metal, silicone, thermoplastic elastomers, rubber, latex, polyester, polyisoprene, nitrile, urethane and combinations thereof.
8. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the surgical clipper is disposed of after a single use.
9. The kit of claim 1 , the body and the clipper head are formed as a single, integrated unit.
10. A kit for a sterilized surgical clipper comprising:
a surgical clipper including:
a body having a top portion and a bottom portion,
a clipper head adapted to attach to the top portion of the body, the clipper head includes a housing and a blade assembly, and
a power source for operating the surgical clipper,
wherein the body, the clipper head, and the power source are made from materials capable of withstanding a sterilization process without breaking or fracturing, the body and the housing being made from a high grade thermoplastic material including less than about 1% impurities; and
a package for enclosing the surgical clipper, the package and enclosed surgical clipper being sterilized such that the surgical clipper can be used in a sterile setting.
11. The kit of claim 10 , wherein the sterilization process is gamma radiation.
12. The kit of claim 11 , wherein the gamma radiation is at a dosage between 50 kilogreys to 60 kilogreys.
13. The kit of claim 10 , wherein the thermoplastic material comprises one or a combination of high grade acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, high grade nylon, and high grade polyoxymethylene.
14. The kit of claim 10 , wherein the thermoplastic material comprises high grade acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
15. The kit of claim 10 , wherein the thermoplastic material comprises high grade polyoxymethylene.
16. The kit of claim 10 , wherein the power source is one or more disposable batteries.
17. The kit of claim 10 , wherein the surgical clipper further comprises internal components that are made of thermoplastic and non-thermoplastic materials.
18. The kit of claim 17 , wherein the non-thermoplastic components comprise metal and rubber.
19. The kit of claim 17 , wherein the internal components are comprised of metal, silicone, thermoplastic elastomers, rubber, latex, polyester, polyisoprene, nitrile, urethane and combinations thereof.
20. The kit of claim 10 , the body and the clipper head are formed as a single, integrated unit.
21. A kit for a disposable, sterilized surgical clipper comprising:
a surgical clipper including a body having a top portion and a bottom portion, a clipper head adapted to attach to the top portion of the body and a power source for operating the surgical clipper, wherein the clipper head includes a housing and a blade assembly, the body and the housing being made from a high grade thermoplastic material capable of withstanding sterilization without breaking or fracturing, the high grade thermoplastic material including less than about 1% impurities, the high grade thermoplastic material including an additive to promote more efficient bonding during a molding process; and
a package for holding the surgical clipper, the package and enclosed surgical clipper being sterilized such that the surgical clipper can be used in a sterile setting.
22. The kit of claim 21 , wherein the additive includes a free radical scavenger.