Description
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 it fits handle No. 4, 4L, 4 Graduated & 6B.
The No.21 is a large version of the No.10 blade with a curved cutting edge and a flat, unsharpened back edge. Larger than the No.20 but smaller than the No.22 the No.21 fits handles 4, 4L, 4 Graduated & 6B.
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 surgrey and to cut the bronchus in lung resection surgery. Larger than the No.20 and No.21 the No.22 fits handles 4, 4L, 4 Graduated & 6B
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.The No.23 fits handles 4, 4L, 4 Graduated & 6B.
Slightly larger 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 the No.24 fits handles 4, 4L, 4 Graduated & 6B.