
The HU-FRIEDY #5 straight scalpel handle, item #10-130-05. A scalpel handle is the instrument a surgeon holds for an entire career, so the things that matter are balance, grip security and how it survives a few thousand sterilisation cycles — not the purchase price. This is the standard flat-pattern #5 handle used for gingival incisions and general oral surgery, taking conventional carbon-steel or stainless surgical blades.
HU-FRIEDY have made dental instruments in Chicago since 1908, and the reason practices standardise on them is repeatability: the same handle feels the same across every operatory and every replacement, and the finish holds up in an autoclave rather than pitting after a season.
Blade fitment differs between handle patterns. Tell us the blade numbers your surgeons use and we will confirm the match before you order — use Talk to an Expert.
Blades are not included. Setting up a new operatory or replacing a full surgical set? Ask for a quote on the set rather than the piece.
Clean, rinse and dry promptly after use — saline and blood left on a surgical stainless instrument are what cause pitting, not the autoclave itself. Follow the manufacturer’s validated reprocessing instructions for your steriliser. HU-FRIEDY publish instrument care guidance on their own site; we can send the current document for your infection-control binder on request.
HU-FRIEDY do not publish a downloadable data sheet for an individual handle pattern at a public URL we can link, so nothing is linked here rather than link a document that is not theirs. If your practice needs the instrument care and reprocessing guidance on file, ask us and we will obtain the current version.
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