Plastic throwaway

shaveC · Post by **shaveC** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:50 pm

Today I went to visit someone in the hospital and saw something very interesting on the table in their room. It was a plastic disposable DE, he said the nurse used it to shave him. He had a couple of small nicks lol. Anyone ever seen these things? I broke the top off to find out what blade was in it, but they are not labeled.

themba · Post by **themba** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:02 pm

I have seen them on medical supply sites when I was searching to see if guarded DE blades where still made. As you stated, they were used for "medical prep" Basically, to shave patients.

Tye · Post by **Tye** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:06 pm

Devin has shaved a few male patients at the nursing home she's doing her clinical in with those same plastic razors.

-Tye

shaveC · Post by **shaveC** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:13 pm

Think they are worth trying? lol

SteveK · Post by **SteveK** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:20 pm

Exactly right. These razors are used to prep patients for surgery. I’ve used them frequently (on patients), and tried them myself once or twice when I forgot my own while on-call. From my recollection, I would take a pass; they’re pretty rough going.

Steve

penshaver · Post by **penshaver** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:44 am

a google search on 'double edge patient prep razor' gets you lots of hits.... ASR even makes them, using 'comfort coated stainless steel blades".... They seem to go for about 35 cents apiece in bulk, hundred piece lots.... but they probably don't give you that wonderful 'superspeed' weighted balanced feel.....

Steve L.

Pauldog · Post by **Pauldog** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:05 pm

Once when I bought some razors from Phil Krumholz (Razorman2) on eBay, he included one of these razors as a free bonus. I guess the reason they might be preferred to (say) a Bic is that you get two edges to shave with before having to clean hair out of the blade.

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:13 am

While not the same, they made me think of these razors from Blademail:

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:14 am

Oh, here you go. From ASR's website:

Craig_From_Cincy · Post by **Craig_From_Cincy** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:18 am

I first saw these disposable DE razors 20 months ago, when I was diagnosed with two blockages in arteries around my heart-at age 38 (bad family history, my Dad died at 42 of a massive heart attack). Before my angioplasty & stinting, and ever since during checkups my Cardiologist office has used these razors to prep for surgery, tests etc.

I finally swiped one of these razors out of curiosity. I tried to shave with it, but it was sheer torture. I cut my face up and was irritates for days. Never again.

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:55 am

rustyblade wrote:

It might be the angle, but these look as if they have only one edge - I can't see the fingers of a comb on the rear-side. Are they actually Gem-like blades inside?

Chris

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:01 am

Chris, they are dual sided. In the top picture look at the clip on guard.

ASR also have a PDF here: http://www.asrco.com/content_items/pdfs ... r_line.pdf