Bladed article for removal and / or treatment of jellyfish stings

Abstract

A bladed article 10b for removing jellyfish stings comprises a blade 12 for scraping across the surface of a person’s skin and a handle 14 attached to the blade. The blade is angled relative to the handle and, in use, the person’s skin for facilitating removal of jellyfish skins and avoiding a user of the bladed article from also getting stung. The blade may be mounted to a head portion 16 which is pivotally connected to the handle. The article may further comprise a lubricating strip 18, a heating or cooling element, a guard 30, a light source, a battery, tweezers 36, an indicator for identifying whether the article has been used, or a venom testing assay. The handle may comprise at least one reservoir containing a liquid substance and a conduit extending from each reservoir to the vicinity of the blade. The liquid substance may be seawater, acetic acid, alcohol or anaesthetics. The handle may also comprise a spray button which causes the liquid substance to be sprayed when depressed. The article may comprise a motor that causes the blade to vibrate / resonate with a variable frequency. The height of the blade relative to the skin may be variable.

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