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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100298865 | SURGICAL TWEEZERS The invention provides tweezers for microsurgery, in particular opthalmological surgery, the tweezers comprising a one-piece working part (1) of U-shape, with the free ends (2a, 3a) of each branch (2, 3) being shaped into a poin... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100280544 | SAFETY TWEEZERS An improved device and method for the removal of objects from orifices is provided; a pair of tweezers comprising two arms, each arm having a distal end and a proximate end, the arms being connected together at their proximate ends, either or both arms including stop me... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100004678 | AMBIDEXTROUS GRASPING SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT A medical instrument with an ambidextrous grasping system, which includes: a single elongate arm and a double elongate arm, which are joined to one another by a joining means at the rear ends, a sliding blocking mechanism which is connected and disconnected by means of ... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090240281 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPOSABLE TWEEZER TIPS FOR MICROSURGERY TWEEZERS AND MICROSURGERY TWEEZERS PROVIDED WITH SUCH TIPS The invention relates to a method for producing disposable tweezer tips for ophthalmological microsurgery tweezers for cataract surgery, especially those with a grip portion in a single piece of plastic and two arms interconnected by one of the ends thereof in order to ... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090082801 | Tool for inserting a receiver of a hearing apparatus into an auditory canal The insertion of an external receiver of a hearing apparatus and in particular a hearing device into an auditory canal of a user is to be facilitated. Provision is made for this purpose for a tool comprising a pair of tweezers with a first and a second tweezer arm, whic... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090054925 | Safe tweezers A covered tweezers, comprising a body having two identical thin sheets of metal fused or welded together at one end resulting in a pair of free opposing ends, the free opposing ends having a different type of tip for each type of tweezers. A cover is fixed to the body o... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080300623 | MULTI-USE TWEEZER The present disclosure is generally directed to a multi-tool with more than one tweezer tip. In an example embodiment the multi-tool includes two plates and an interposed spring component. The plates have a plurality of tweezer tip pairs and the spring component permits... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080243177 | Surgical instrument usable as a grasper and/or probe A finger-mountable surgical instrument usable as a tweezers or as a probe, includes a sleeve dimensioned to be received on the outer end of a finger of a user; an elongated arm having a proximal end fixed to the sleeve and a distal end projecting forwardly of the sleeve... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080243178 | Surgical instrument particularly useful as tweezers for grasping and holding objects of different thicknesses A surgical instrument useful as a tweezers for grasping and holding objects of different thicknesses includes: an elongated arm having a distal end defining a fixed jaw; a pivotal jaw having a distal end movable towards and away from the fixed jaw to a fully open positi... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080208190 | HAIR REMOVAL APPARATUS A hair removal apparatus includes a plurality of plucking rollers configured to rotate on respective roller shafts which extend generally parallel to a skin surface during epilation, each plucking roller having tweezing mechanisms for grasping hairs, and a driving devic... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080077177 | Hand-assisted laparoscopy forceps A medical instrument for use in surgical procedures such as laparoscopic surgery includes a flexible coupler that secures the instrument to the base of a surgeon's hand or wrist. The flexible coupler assists in securing the instrument within the hand by allowing providi... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20070185528 | Device for the removal of ticks The invention relates to a device, in particular, for the removal of parasites or ticks from the skin of animals or humans, comprises a housing, a spreading gripping tool, a spreading device, for spreading the gripping tool and a rotation device, for rotating the grippi... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070112378 | Tweezers for cosmetic use Tweezers for cosmetic use having two branches (3) with one metallic extremity (2) for seizing small objects, the maximum width of both branches (3) being greater than half the average width of the resting surface of the thumb of an adult user of ave... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070083228 | Multi-pronged biopsy grasping jaws The present invention relates to a grossing tool for preparing slices of tissue having a uniform predetermined thickness. The tool comprises a first and a second jaw for holding a tissue sample in a substantially fixed position therebetween. The first jaw and the second... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20060229667 | Device forming epilating forceps The device (10) comprises a stationary body (12), a pincer member (14) comprising first and second pincer branches (14A, 14B) mounted to move in the stationary body (12) between a rest position and a cocked position, return mean... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060161202 | Electric tweezers Electric tweezers 1 includes: a case 60 for housing a motor 52; a finger 13, one end portion thereof being connected and fixed to the case 60, and the other end portion 13g thereof being connected to the shifting element,... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060135988 | Sequential tissue forceps for use in tissue fastening A sequential surgical forceps is adapted to sequentially grasp tissue on opposed sides of a tissue interface and then present the tissue for capture and closure by a surgical fastening apparatus. The sequential tissue forceps comprises a first arm, a second arm and cent... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060129187 | Double headed tweezers A double headed tweezers, comprising: a body having a pair of elongated movable pincers on one end and another pair of elongated movable pincers on an opposite end, the body formed from two flat elongated units of identical length fused or joined stationarily at a locat... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060005931 | Label removing tool The label removing tool may be used to remove adhesive labels from objects. A bit may have two prongs positioned adjacent and parallel to each other and attached at a proximal end. One of said prongs may be shaped at a distal end to aid in insertion under a label. A hol... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050267519 | Handle for forceps/tweezers and method and apparatus for designing the like The present invention provides a design method and apparatus for a handle providing a shape and structure that fills various regions of the hand except a region in an area over the underlying carpal tunnel. Such design method and apparatus provides for various handles f... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050107825 | Surgical method for mandibular angle fracture operation and devices therefor A novel type of method for mandibular angle fracture operation requiring only incision of lateral of mandible and its devices are provided. Only 20 mm of the incision of mandible makes it possible for an operator to perform the operation and to save time and recover tim... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050070955 | Articulable forceps Forceps include a first and a second blade, both of which have an inner surface, an outer surface, a tip end, and a proximal end. The forceps also include a blade adjustment joint disposed adjacent to the proximal ends of the first and the second blades and both blades ... | 03/31/2005 |
