Thank you for this simple yet effective technique demonstration. I work with a Moh's surgeon & ended up with sutures yesterday when trying to put a blade on. Both techniques here I will use.
Thanks for your comment, Stacey. Sorry you had to get an injury to find out about the video but great to hear it was useful for you so hopefully that will never happen again.
Thank you so much! I’m a Wildlife biologist with minimal training in handling this equipment, and you saved me much frustration and probably an ugly injury too. I had struggled with the stupid scalpel for 10 minutes - watched your video, and popped it right off. Safely. Thank you again!
Have been examining this darn blade for half an hour hahahahahah and found your video. Thank you very much, saves me killing myself in the process of removing the blade. Works like a charm.
Likewise here -- thank you! I'm a hobbyist and just got a scalpel in with some used electronics bits, and figured the first thing I should do is take the blade off because I knew it was most of a decade old and had no idea what it had previously been stabbed into. Other videos showed me how to do it (which was fairly obvious once I got the "use a tool, not your fingertips" advice), but this one showed me how to do it easily, and it worked just like it should. Also, my handy sharps container to put it in was the tiny one that's part of an X-Acto #11 knife-blade box, which was slightly too short to accept my #11 scalpel blade. So I tried to see how breakable they actually were -- holding the sharp end in some pliers and bending the back end against the table, with a small box held over everything so the broken piece wouldn't fly off. That also worked like a treat, the broken halves fit in the container, and I can report that the amount of bending force it takes to snap one is remarkably low. The idea of using small muscles for small movements is a good general principle to be reminded of, too. It makes a lot of knife-motions safer.
Pretty sure you spared me a nasty cut just now. Not being any type of surgeon, I did not have any experience replacing scalpel blades. I bought a great titanium folding knife handle that takes scalpel blades. Unfortunately, that thing was wedged in there. I did end up snapping it. The tolerances are so tight I wonder if heating the blade to expand the metal a bit would make it a bit more forgiving. Anyway, thanks for the very useful tip!
Thank you Adam for sharing your experience on how to remove a scalpel blade manually. However, do you know that a scalpel blade is best removed with a single-handed blade remover, to reduce the risk of scalpel injury? Authorities around the world have also urge for better safety-engineered sharps devices with no resheathing, recapping and the need of two-handed operation in removing scalpel blades.
Thanks for your interest. I do agree that it may be even safer to use a device such as you describe, and indeed I do use one of your products myself. Another alternative is the fully disposable blade and handle of course. However not everyone has access to these alternatives and so many people must resort to a manual technique.
Thanks for your reply Adam. We are working hard to integrate scalpel blade removers into the common procedures so everyone can be protected from scalpel injuries. Safety scalpels have their own risks and can be more dangerous than a traditional scalpel blade and handle especially when it is not activated properly. To continue this conversation, we would like to get our representatives in the UK to get in touch with you to discuss how can we get to more healthcare professionals in the country. Will this be okay with you?
Thank you for this video! I am a first year vet student, did my first dissection today and the safety blade removers they gave us were being temperamental so I tried with haemostats instead, the blade snapped. Hopefully that’s the first and last time it ever happens in my career.
Hi. Thank you very much. I am trying to prepare for dissection but I can't manage to put the blade in the scalpel neither remove it. I use tweezers and they just bend and slide off the blade. Am I holding it wrong or should I use a tool like yours? I don't even know what yours is called though. It is very hard to push or pull the blade in, it is really like stuck there. twice I could finally put the blade in, but then it was so hard to take it off because the tweezers kept bending and sliding.
much easier to use needle holder/driver (that’s what it’s called) if you can, because it locks with a ratchet. also check you have the angle on the non-sharp end of the blade lined up with the angle on the blade handle. some handles are just very stiff depending on the quality of the groove. also try first dipping blade in some water or saline as that lubricates it well. usually if you have to apply force you are not doing it right so watch the video again for technique tips. try not to force the blade on or off as it might snap and cause injury. best of luck
Any advice for removing #60 blades? They are much more difficult to remove than the #15. Got new blade holders for my grossing station. Not sure if the blade holder is the problem or they are just new. Wiped the tip with stainless steel wipes to lubricate it a bit and see if that made it easier but not much of a difference
Thank you, I bought one of these to cut bread dough but I had a hard time getting the blade off. I even washed it in the dishwasher cause I didn’t manage and then the blade rusted 🤣
Just put it on a towel, slide a knife under the blade fold the towel over the top and push the blade off. Even if it snaps it doesn’t go anywhere , just stays inside the towel. Simple.
Thank you for this simple yet effective technique demonstration. I work with a Moh's surgeon & ended up with sutures yesterday when trying to put a blade on. Both techniques here I will use.
Thanks for your comment, Stacey. Sorry you had to get an injury to find out about the video but great to hear it was useful for you so hopefully that will never happen again.
I use these for arts and crafts. I forget surgeons use them 😂
Thank you so much! I’m a Wildlife biologist with minimal training in handling this equipment, and you saved me much frustration and probably an ugly injury too. I had struggled with the stupid scalpel for 10 minutes - watched your video, and popped it right off. Safely. Thank you again!
I wish all teachers were able to demonstrate and articulate like THIS…Perfect!
After watching this. I removed the blade with ease. Thank you.
This was so good, I'm going to recommend your video to my dissection class.
This helped me so much! I just started working with blades in a derm facility. Thank you 🙏
Have been examining this darn blade for half an hour hahahahahah and found your video.
Thank you very much, saves me killing myself in the process of removing the blade.
Works like a charm.
Thank yoy, kind sir. I just purchased one as a small utility blade. Your video kept mt from doing something dumb and left my fingers intact. 😀
Thanks Doc I'v been trying for two days trying to fit a blade ,your the man.
paul cox you’re welcome, glad to hear it
I did it! Thank you! I'm a mixed media artist totally stuck because I didn't know how to change the blade! ;) Thanks again.
Great stuff, Susan! You’re welcome.
Likewise here -- thank you! I'm a hobbyist and just got a scalpel in with some used electronics bits, and figured the first thing I should do is take the blade off because I knew it was most of a decade old and had no idea what it had previously been stabbed into. Other videos showed me how to do it (which was fairly obvious once I got the "use a tool, not your fingertips" advice), but this one showed me how to do it easily, and it worked just like it should.
Also, my handy sharps container to put it in was the tiny one that's part of an X-Acto #11 knife-blade box, which was slightly too short to accept my #11 scalpel blade. So I tried to see how breakable they actually were -- holding the sharp end in some pliers and bending the back end against the table, with a small box held over everything so the broken piece wouldn't fly off. That also worked like a treat, the broken halves fit in the container, and I can report that the amount of bending force it takes to snap one is remarkably low.
The idea of using small muscles for small movements is a good general principle to be reminded of, too. It makes a lot of knife-motions safer.
1st class tutorial! Thank you 🙏 best on RUclips 👍👻🤪
Thank you! :D
These are a LOT cheaper than exacto knife blades but I was very worried about cutting myself if I slipped removing them!
Thank you SO much! I usually am successful in taking these out but today it was stuck!
Exactly what I needed. Worked perfectly, thank you.
It worked perfect. Just subscribed. Thanks and Godspeed.
Thank you ...Glad I found your channel need to change my blade and was having trouble removing it. Just subscribed to your channel.
Thank you so much. I will teach my middle school students this. Excellent technique!
Happy Camper Pleased to be of service.Thanks for watching.
That's the best technique to remove blade! Thanks for sharing ideas with us
Thank you. It had been so long I forgot how to change the blade.
Thank you for making a video about this! The scalpel should come with this on the box!
This is brilliant! Sharing this with my class. Thank you.
thanks for making this video for us all,Pete.
Peter Allett you’re welcome Pete. your message is much appreciated
This appears to be a great, safe technique. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for the tip. I've just try it and it's really easy ❤
Fab! Worked on my kit, blade not been removed for 27 years!
Thank you so much! I always struggle with it.
Pretty sure you spared me a nasty cut just now. Not being any type of surgeon, I did not have any experience replacing scalpel blades. I bought a great titanium folding knife handle that takes scalpel blades. Unfortunately, that thing was wedged in there. I did end up snapping it. The tolerances are so tight I wonder if heating the blade to expand the metal a bit would make it a bit more forgiving. Anyway, thanks for the very useful tip!
Excellent instruction! Thank you!
Thank you Adam for sharing your experience on how to remove a scalpel blade manually.
However, do you know that a scalpel blade is best removed with a single-handed blade remover, to reduce the risk of scalpel injury? Authorities around the world have also urge for better safety-engineered sharps devices with no resheathing, recapping and the need of two-handed operation in removing scalpel blades.
Thanks for your interest. I do agree that it may be even safer to use a device such as you describe, and indeed I do use one of your products myself. Another alternative is the fully disposable blade and handle of course. However not everyone has access to these alternatives and so many people must resort to a manual technique.
Thanks for your reply Adam. We are working hard to integrate scalpel blade removers into the common procedures so everyone can be protected from scalpel injuries. Safety scalpels have their own risks and can be more dangerous than a traditional scalpel blade and handle especially when it is not activated properly.
To continue this conversation, we would like to get our representatives in the UK to get in touch with you to discuss how can we get to more healthcare professionals in the country. Will this be okay with you?
Great, thanks, I have been having problems 🙄 ... looking forward to trying this soon !
Genius. I hate paperwork.
Thank you for this video! I am a first year vet student, did my first dissection today and the safety blade removers they gave us were being temperamental so I tried with haemostats instead, the blade snapped. Hopefully that’s the first and last time it ever happens in my career.
Thanks for that. It's a lot easier your way.
Thank you VERY much for this demonstration. It makes perfect sense!!!👍
Thank you very much for this video. It worked perfectly
Thank you so much I really like this technique,
Thank you for this video. So wonderful
Thankyou for this! Was a big help
Awesome. Concise. Thank you!
thank you so much! this technique worked so well!
Thanks for watching. Glad it was useful.
Very helpful. I tried and was very close to giving myself some stitches. :) Thank's
Hi. Thank you very much. I am trying to prepare for dissection but I can't manage to put the blade in the scalpel neither remove it. I use tweezers and they just bend and slide off the blade. Am I holding it wrong or should I use a tool like yours? I don't even know what yours is called though. It is very hard to push or pull the blade in, it is really like stuck there. twice I could finally put the blade in, but then it was so hard to take it off because the tweezers kept bending and sliding.
much easier to use needle holder/driver (that’s what it’s called) if you can, because it locks with a ratchet. also check you have the angle on the non-sharp end of the blade lined up with the angle on the blade handle. some handles are just very stiff depending on the quality of the groove. also try first dipping blade in some water or saline as that lubricates it well. usually if you have to apply force you are not doing it right so watch the video again for technique tips. try not to force the blade on or off as it might snap and cause injury. best of luck
Thank you! I teach Anatomy and Physiology and the blade remover boxes are expensive!
Beyond awesome technique.. 👏👏👏👌👌👌✌✌✌
awesome technique..... Thank you so much sir
hey does a hemostat work or do u need a needle holder if both work which would u recommend
Thanks! Cheers for the quality info!
Any advice for removing #60 blades? They are much more difficult to remove than the #15. Got new blade holders for my grossing station. Not sure if the blade holder is the problem or they are just new. Wiped the tip with stainless steel wipes to lubricate it a bit and see if that made it easier but not much of a difference
Quick question. Why do we not use coverups for such kind of blades ? (basically to avoid accidents/mishandlings ).
This helped me so much, thanks
thank you so much! this is soo useful.
Hahaha, best to avoid excessive paperwork!
How to put it on: 2:04
How to remove it: 2:15
You're welcome.
Thank you very much! Very helpfull!
Thank you, I bought one of these to cut bread dough but I had a hard time getting the blade off. I even washed it in the dishwasher cause I didn’t manage and then the blade rusted 🤣
Yes that does work thanks 👍 the video
Great tip! Thanks!
Nice explanation
Excelente, para usar en los celulares. Gracias.
Thanks alot it was so useful
Great video
nice denonstration.. keep going..👍
AP Pratheepan Thanks AP
So is this why you see people just wrap the end of the blade in the foil wrapper instead of attaching it to a handle?
Just put it on a towel, slide a knife under the blade fold the towel over the top and push the blade off. Even if it snaps it doesn’t go anywhere , just stays inside the towel. Simple.
Thank you sir
thank you
Thankyou
Thanks!
thankss
I have safety glasses on too that would just get your eyeball in half of it popped up in your face
i accidently broke mine and the blade was stuck in the handle
Thank you for letting me not stab myself😂‼️
Helpful, but really long winded. Just start at 4 min mark.
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Lol the third T
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Please be careful removing the blade sent me to the ER for deep laceration on my finger today.
Just show us how to do it, we know how NOT to do it
thank you sir