While the level of force applied to the scalpel by its human operator is – obviously – important during surgery, there have been few tools capable of measuring it in real-life settings.

The incisions done with the smart scalpel were compared with naked eye assessments made by four surgeons — two neuroscientists and two plastic surgeons — who concluded that the results broadly matched ...

The global surgical scalpels market is on track for significant expansion, according to a recent market analysis projecting substantial growth over the next decade. Valued at USD 1.21 billion in 2022, ...

Surgical scalpels are also used in cesarean sections. As per the CDC, 1,272,503 C-sections were performed in 2015 in the US, and the number is expected to increase in the coming years.

Vaginal swabs were left in patients 32 times and surgical swabs were left 21 times. Other objects left inside patients included part of a pair of wire cutters, part of a scalpel blade, and the ...