Sklar Hopkins Plaster Knife, Straight, Sharp

The Sklar Hopkins Plaster Knife is a 7-3/4 inch straight instrument with a sharp blade, used to cut through hardened plaster of paris casting material when a cast needs to be removed, bivalved or adjusted. The sharp, sturdy blade is built to cut through the multiple layers of plaster and cast padding without excessive force, and the straight blade design gives the clinician a controlled cutting line along the length of the cast.

Orthopedic clinicians, cast technicians and emergency department staff use plaster knives like this as part of standard casting equipment, typically working alongside a plaster spreader once the cut is made to widen the gap and lift the cast away from the patient's skin. This is a single size listing as offered by Sklar for the Hopkins pattern, made from durable stainless steel suited to repeated cutting use, and it is intended for reuse across patients with standard cleaning and sterilization between procedures.