![]() And ultimately, it could be possible to 3D print reinforced obsidian or something even better. Obsidian can be found all over the world. It is three times sharper than diamond and 500-1000 times sharper than a razor or surgeon’s steel blade, resulting in less microscopic ragged tissue cuts and easier incisions. And with AI, they could be robotically napped (though that will only raise the price – with low quantities, building a “flint-napping” robot with AI software would cost more to build than building a human). Surprisingly, a piece of obsidian’s edge is superior to that of a surgeon’s steel scalpel. With more interest pushing more experimentation, perhaps a way to reinforce them will be invented. No doubt as interest in obsidian scalpels increases, there will be more research in design and manufacture, and the best design(s) become standard. What would happen with something sharp in the body that couldn’t be enveloped in scar tissue? Hopefully more research will be performed, including on how to monitor for breakage, and find and retrieve them. ![]() Indeed, I’m kinda curious what an ultra-sharp obsidian edge would do if left in, since the finest obsidian edges supposedly don’t leave scars. It’s not a matter of if it will happen, but how often. A newer technology has made the obsidian lasers more reliable. Even the cheapest steel blade is unlikely to break even if a surgeon tried to do it. You can use them to perform eye surgeries with a steel or an obsidian blade. ![]() In order to determine if skin incisions made with obsidian were superior to those made with standard surgical steel, wound tensile strength, scar width, and histology were assessed in 40 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. If you look at a surgical scalpel and a fresh obsidian flake under a microscope, the obsidian edge makes the surgical scalpel look like a dull ax, Dr. Types of surgical blades & Scalpel:- There are different types of Surgical blades. Lancets are double-edged scalpels with two edges. Still, even at the same price point, they are available with what appears to be a more stable design.īut you’ve got a good point. There are several anecdotal clinical articles claiming wound healing and scar superiority using obsidian (volcanic glass) scalpels. A scalpel, sometimes known as a lancet or bistoury, is a small bladed device used in surgery, anatomical dissection, podiatry, and a variety of arts and crafts (called a surgical knife ). ![]()
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