Scalpel Handle No. 3, 12.5 cm — 12.5 cm, No. 3 blade fitting, stainless steel, grooved grip

The Accuram 1421-10 is a straight periotome from the Luxators range, supplied with a 2 mm working tip at an overall length of 15 cm. It is the finest tip size in the family. The working end is a slim, hollow-ground blade drawn to a fine edge, carried on a straight shank in line with the handle axis. The shank tapers progressively from a stainless ferrule at the handle to the tip. Accuram describe the straight tip as giving access to hard-to-reach areas during molar extraction. The handle is moulded plastic in a broad, paddle-shaped profile with a rounded butt, finished in white with a dimpled non-slip field and green inlaid grip strips running along both faces. A green band wraps the base. The blade is secured into the handle through a polished stainless ferrule and collar. The handle carries the Accuram Instruments name and the CE mark. The colour of the grip strips is functional rather than decorative. Every reference in the 1421 range carries its own stripe colour, so a clinician can identify the tip geometry and size by sight on a set-up tray without reading the shank. The full range is: Reference Tip geometry Tip size Colour code 1421-10 Straight 2 mm Dark green 1421-11 Curved 2 mm Light green 1421-12 Straight 3 mm Grey 1421-13 Curved 3 mm Black 1421-14 Inverted 3 mm Teal 1421-16 Contra angle 3 mm Blue 1421-20 Straight 5 mm Yellow 1421-21 Curved 5 mm Orange Every reference in the range is also available with a black handle under a -BK suffix, and the instruments are supplied individually or as the seven-piece Luxators Set, 1421-01KT. Manufactured under Accuram's standard production process, which the company describes as following German manufacturing techniques, with tolerances held to DIN norms and each lot accompanied by a Q.C. certificate carrying a unique traceability ID. Accuram Instruments operates under ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certification.