Jai Surgicals Limited introduced its patented disposable safety scalpel into the USA market in 2002 and thereby established its pioneer status.

The Hardness of Carbon Steel blades is minimum  800 HV and Stainless Steel Blades is minimum 700 Hv as per BS 2982:1992 standard

The most popular sizes are 11 & 15

The No.10 blade with its curved cutting edge is one of the more traditional blade shapes and is used generally for making varying sizes of incision in skin and muscle.

The No.11 is used in various procedures such as the creation of incisions for chest drains, opening coronary arteries, opening the aorta and removing calcifications in the aortic or mitral valves.

The long, fine point of the 11P blade makes it ideal for stab incisions in soft tissue for the insertion of chest drains and Cardiac catheters.

The No.12 is a small, pointed, crescent-shaped blade sharpened along the inside edge of the curve.

The 12D, sometimes referred to as the 12B in the US market, is a double-edged No. 12 blade sharpened along both sides of the crescent-shaped curve.

The No.15 blade has a small curved cutting edge and is the most popular blade shape ideal for making short and precise incisions

The 15C provides additional reach for the Dentist carrying out Periodontal procedures. Increasingly used by Podiatrists for nucleating corns.

The No.20 is a large version of the No.10 blade with a curved cutting edge and a flat, unsharpened back edge. Used for orthopaedic and general surgical procedures

The No.21 is a large version of the No.10 blade with a curved cutting edge and a flat, unsharpened back edge.

The No.22 is a large version of the No.10 blade with a curved cutting edge and a flat, unsharpened back edge. Used for skin incisions in both cardiac and thoracic surgery and to cut the bronchus in lung resection surgery

The No.23 is a “leaf-shaped” blade sharpened along its leading edge. Used for making long incisions such as an upper midline incision of the abdomen during the repair of a perforated gastric ulcer.

Slightly larger than the No.23 blade, the No.24 is more semi-circular in shape and is again sharpened along its leading edge. Used for making long incisions in general surgery and also in autopsy procedures

A larger blade used in general surgery but also within a Laboratory setting for Histology and Histopathology.