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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5002561 | Protective hand forceps The disclosure is directed to hand forceps usable by medical personnel, and others, to protect them from incurring injury and contamination when handling intravenous (IV) needles, suture needles, scalpels, and vessels containing body fluids, during surgic... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4982727 | Endoscopic treating instrument An endoscopic treating instrument having a coil sheath, and a treating portion at the distal end of the coil sheath. The coil sheath includes a distal portion having a flexible coil sheath formed by a single wire, a proximal portion having a relatively ha... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4957500 | Normally closed clamp A normally closed clamp is provided which is formed from two extruded elements which are connected together in their midregion by means of a non-circular cam on a base element and a corresponding non-circular cam surface on a clamping element. In the norm... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4950273 | Cable action instrument A cable action instrument for surgery and other uses comprises a control end, a reaction end, and an angle adjustment section connecting the control end and the reaction end. A flexible control cable extends between the control end and the reaction end an... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4945920 | Torqueable and formable biopsy forceps The biopsy forceps comprises a handle portion having a distal end, an elongate tubular torqueable and formable body assembly and a forceps assembly. The tubular body assembly includes a coil spring guide wire having a proximal portion and a distal portion... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4944093 | Forceps with shearing jaws A forceps and in particular hooked shears, has a distal extremity of the forceps shaft provided with a recess of the one fixed branch of the forceps jaws, with which branch there co-operates a double-armed pivotally displaceable jaw branch by means of a s... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4899734 | Speculum with arresting device An arresting member (5) is rotatably mounted about the lengthwise axis of a lever handle (2) of a pair of pliers. The arresting member (5) is directed towards the other lever handle (1) and penetrates with its free end (11) through a slot (12) in this oth... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4726368 | Non-reflective surgical instruments A non-reflective instrument comprising a metallic substrate and a coating selected from the group consisting of Al2 O3, Al2 O3 /TiO mixtures, Al2 O3 /Cr3 O2 mixtures and WC... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4674501 | Surgical instrument A scissor-like assembly having a pair of axially mating and relative slidable elongated shafts each provided with a handle and include an articulating interconnection by which the shafts are simultaneously reciprocable relative to each other and conjointl... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4669471 | Forceps device for use in an endoscope A forceps device for use in an endoscope is described. The device comprises a pair of forceps cups capable of closing and opening, a link member, an operating wire, and a flexible tube. Pivot pins for connecting the forceps cups to the link, the link to t... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4655218 | Prosthetic valve holder A holder of a valve prosthesis implantable in a patient's circulatory system, including arms which have handles at one of their ends, and three or more working jaws provided at the end thereof for a valve prosthesis to secure thereon. The ends of all the ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4643190 | Medical forceps Medical forceps for example for excision of tissue in arthroscopic applications, comprises a jaw element rigidly connected to a shaft and a movable jaw element which is operated via a rotary rod extending through the shaft and a first bevel gear secured t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4635638 | Power-driven gripping tool particularly useful as a suturing device A power-driven gripping tool particularly useful as a suturing device comprises a pair of needle holders each movable to an extended or retracted position and each including a pair of gripper members movable to a gripping position or to a releasing positi... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4600007 | Parametrium cutting forceps The forceps comprises clamping jaws which may be actuated clampwise by means of grips. One side edge of a first clamping jaw is in form of a cutting edge. On the side of the other clamping jaw lies a cutting blade which may cooperate with the cutting edge... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4597379 | Method of coagulating muscle tissue A method of coagulating a muscle tissue contained within fat tissue substantially without harming the fat tissue, comprising directing microwave radiation through the fat tissue towards the muscle tissue at a selective frequency effective to cause coagula... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4559944 | Surgical instrument for gynecological procedures A surgical instrument for performing gynecological procedures comprising a first forceps lever having a forwardly disposed section insertable into a vaginal cavity, an intermediate section and a rearwardly disposed handle section, a second forceps lever h... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4552143 | Removable switch electrocautery instruments A family of removable switch electrocautery instruments is provided by springably releasably mounting a switch means to an instrument provided with a conductive member adapted to come into contact with living tissue and a handle member. The handle member ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4424998 | Cloth doll stuffing tool A tool for reaching into the confined sections of cloth dolls or similar constructions, which can grasp the doll fabric for turning the doll inside out and which can grasp stuffing material for insertion within the doll. The tool comprises two pivotally j... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4385628 | Surgical instrument The disclosure relates generally to aesthetic rhinoplasty and more particularly to an instrument and technique for fracturing the lateral walls of the bony vault of the nose in a precise manner without tearing the periosteal attachments in the region of t... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4312337 | Cannula and drill guide apparatus A cannula and guide apparatus for use in drilling and wiring fractured bones having generally scissor-like handle arms pivotally joined and having jaw extensions beyond the pivot point. A hollow tubular cannula section is mounted on each jaw extension suc... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4223673 | Device for puckering the flesh to assist in injections A pair of parallel clamping arms hold an adjustable loop, which when applied to the limb, provides a device for puckering the flesh for injections. The parallel clamping arms extend from a pair of bent arms which have a spring attached thereto at the lowe... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4213460 | Tick removing forceps Forceps including a pair of closable arms having cup-shaped gripping members affixed to the ends of the arms and adapted to be closed upon and to grip the protruding portion of a tick or other parasite which is attached through biting engagement to the sk... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4193405 | Detectable medical and surgical implements Surgical implements, surgical instruments, surgical sponges, surgical implantable devices and indwelling therapeutic devices and materials may be detected within the human body or other area of interest by incorporating or adding a radiofrequency transpon... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4143427 | Method and apparatus for accomplishing aphakic correction Method and apparatus are disclosed for surgical accomplishment or aphakic correction. After intracapsular cataract extraction has been successfully completed the artificial lens, held securely in the Binkhorst implant forceps, is introduced into the anter... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4127112 | Skin fold caliper Skin Fold Caliper having first and second relatively rigid arms which have one end of each of the first and second members connected to permit pivotal movement of the first and second arms with respect to each other so that the other ends of the first and... | 11/28/1978 |
| 3981308 | Positive-locking surgical clamp A positive-locking surgical clamp has a first channel-shaped handle provided with a stationary elongated gripping jaw, a movable elongated gripping jaw pivotally mounted on the first handle in cooperative relationship with the stationary jaw and also pivo... | 09/21/1976 |
