Surgical instrument · Cutting & Dissecting

#3 Knife Handle

Also called #3 Handle, Scalpel Handle, No. 3 Scalpel Handle, No. 3 Handle

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Type: Cutting & Dissecting
Lengths: 4¾–8½ in
Trays: 10
Setups: 217

A flat steel scalpel handle with a grooved tip that takes the small blades: #10, #11, #12 and #15. Many have a ruler marked on the handle.

Primary uses

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Holds a blade for the skin incision and other fine, precise cuts. Sets often carry two: one blade for the skin and a second, clean one for deeper cutting.

Sizes & variants

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4¾″121 mm5½″140 mm8½″216 mm

Standard #3 is about 4¾ to 5½ in; the #3 long (#3L) is about 8½ in for deeper cuts. Takes #10, 11, 12 and 15 blades. The larger #4 handle takes the #20-series blades.

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