Scalpel blades & plane blades

Scalpel blades for foot care and podiatry in all common shapes – Fig. 10 to 15 for scalpel handle No. 3 and Fig. 18 to 25 for handle No. 4. Plus plane blades for callus planes and gouge blades for blade holders. All blades are single-use items, individually sterile-packed and available in packs of 100.

Learn more: blade shapes, matching handle, plane blades and hygiene

Which scalpel blade fits which handle?

This is the most common mix-up when reordering, because the two systems are not compatible:

Handle No. 3 takes the small blades Fig. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 – the standard for fine work on the nail fold, corns (clavi) and small areas of callus.
Handle No. 4 takes the large blades Fig. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 – for removing callus over larger areas on the heel and ball of the foot.

The figure number is printed on every blade pack and in our product titles. If you are unsure which handle your practice uses: handle No. 3 is narrower and has the smaller blade fitting.

Scalpel blade shapes at a glance

Fig. 10 – rounded cutting edge, the most frequently used blade in foot care. For working over larger areas.
Fig. 11 – pointed and straight. The classic choice for the nail fold, for lifting nail edges and for fine cuts.
Fig. 12 – sickle-shaped, cutting on the inside. For callus in furrows and the nail fold.
Fig. 13 and 14 – variants of the rounded blade in a different size, used less often.
Fig. 15 – short, curved cutting edge. Easy to control on small, round areas of callus and corns.
Fig. 20, 21 and 22 – large curved cutting edges in increasing sizes for extensive callus on the heel and ball of the foot.
Fig. 23 – wide, leaf-shaped cutting edge for removing callus over large areas.
Fig. 24 – with an obliquely tapering tip, for lifting and removing in one stroke.
Fig. 18, 19 and 25 – further large blades for handle No. 4 that we stock for practices with a fixed blade requirement.

Plane blades and gouge blades

Alongside scalpel blades, you will find the replacement blades for the callus plane here – in packs of 10 from Erbe, YES and Niegeloh, as a stock pack or as a value pack of 100. For Credo planes there are standard and safety blades, which cut less deeply and are safer for home use. Gouge blades fit blade holders with a groove and replace the resharpening of a fixed gouge.

Hygiene and handling

Blades are single-use items and are neither resharpened nor reprocessed.
Fit and remove the blade only with a blade remover or clamp, never with your fingers.
Used blades belong in a puncture-proof sharps container.
The handle is cleaned, disinfected and sterilised after every treatment.
Work flat and in thin layers – never on fissures, wounds or inflamed skin.

Reordering without mix-ups

Make a note of the figure number of the blade you work well with. With daily practice work, one pack usually lasts a few weeks; if you alternate between several shapes, it is best to always keep Fig. 10 and Fig. 11 in stock. Practices buy permanently on special terms with the practice account.