Scalpel

The Clown's scalpel

For the Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor comic, please see Hosts/Scalpel.

A scalpel is a medical tool used to create incisions. Considered crude by 24th century standards, their function is usually taken over by laser scalpels.

The Cardassian Doctor Crell Moset preferred using a scalpel in his surgeries, as he believed that more advanced implements "removed" doctors from their subjects. (VOY: "Nothing Human")

Seven of Nine held with a scalpel

In 2367, the phasers of the USS Enterprise-D were used like a scalpel to excise an infant spaceborne lifeform dubbed Junior from its deceased mother. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")

In 2372, The Clown created a scalpel in his virtual reality to invoke Harry Kim's traumatic childhood experiences. However, The Doctor corrected the positioning of The Clown's index finger in order to attain "optimal dexterity." (VOY: "The Thaw")

In 2377, when The Doctor tried to explain to Lewis Zimmerman that he was trying to treat him because he cared about him, Zimmerman replied that he was not programmed to care, he was programmed to hold a scalpel. (VOY: "Life Line")

Later that same year, Iko held Seven of Nine prisoner in the USS Voyager's sickbay with a scalpel to her neck. (VOY: "Repentance")

External link

• Scalpel at Wikipedia