O.R. System

Scalpel with O.R. System In specialized cutting techniques, the blade attachment on the O.R. handle can be used as a finger rest to apply more controlled pressure while cutting. A finger-friendly rest, in contrast to the rather sharp-edged, free-standing blade back, which serves as a finger rest in the "long hole system." In cases of lateral stress on the blade, as occurs in certain cutting techniques, particularly in professional foot care or technical fields, the O.R. system is also far superior to the "long hole system." While in the "long hole system" the blade holder of the handle ends precisely where the long hole of the blade stops, thus creating a predetermined breaking point of the blade under lateral stress, the blade holder of the O.R. system overlaps the blade on both sides by several millimeters. This gives the O.R. blade significantly higher break stability.