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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5562703 | Endoscopic surgical instrument An endoscopic surgical instrument includes a housing, single access conduit formed in the housing, an irrigation port and an evacuation port, each port being connected through independent valves to the single access conduit. The single access conduit has ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5556563 | Tick removal device comprising electrically heated retractable tweezers A device for removing a tick attached to an animal or person having a tweezer with first and second tweezer arms disposed within a casing, such tweezer arms movable within first and second channels defined on the inside of the casing with the front tips o... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5554161 | Tick removal tool A tool for removing ticks and similar parasites. A spoon-shaped tool, the spoon of which is split lengthwise and hinged to rotate the split spoon sections normally open far enough to fit over a tick's body, then rotated closed into an overlapping relation... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5520704 | Everting forceps with locking mechanism An everting forceps comprising first and second outer resilient legs rigidly interconnected at one end thereof, and a third leg intermediate the pair of legs. Each of the outer legs terminating at a tip provided with an arcuate jaw. A moving device positi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5496084 | Contact lens fitter-remover The fitter-remover is comprised of a device by means of which it is possible to fit a contact lens on the user's eye and/or remove it without having to touch it with one's fingers. The device includes a body (1) with a cylindric part having a diametral no... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5476479 | Handle for endoscopic surgical instruments and jaw structure An endoscopic or laparoscopic surgical instrument having an internally disposed ratchet mechanism located within a barrel portion of a handle assembly. The instrument includes a handle assembly having a pivoting handle and a stationary handle, a barrel po... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5449374 | Tissue spreading forceps A tissue spreading forceps for gripping and spreading tissue include two gripping members which are secured to each other by a spring and are rotatable in relation to each other about a pivot. Initial pressure to the spring causes the gripping members to ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5439012 | Apparatus for removing nail polish while precluding contact with harsh chemicals and skin irritants An apparatus for removing nail polish comprising: a first component of a generally rigid material in an elongated configuration, the first component having an essentially planar lower face and a upper face rounded along its longitudinal axis with a pivot ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5421629 | Holder for affixing and removing pierced ear earrings A device for assisting a user in affixing or removing pierced ear earrings. The device includes a handle portion and at least two wire fingers protruding therefrom that are used to support an earring nut when the earring is being affixed to the ear lobe, ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5407243 | Tick removing device A tick removing device for removing a tick embedded in a human or animal host. In the preferred embodiment, the tick removing device includes an elongated sleeve with a gripping device inserted therethrough. The gripping device includes a pair of flexible... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5405353 | Microsurgical needle holder A microsurgical needle holder, including first and second elongate members pivotally hinged at their proximal ends and an intermediate member attached to the first elongate member intermediate its ends, and between the first and second members, has a slid... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5385471 | Cerec inlay holder and inserter A dental instrument comprising a grasping device in the form of a tweezer member having a finger receiving ring detachably connected to one of the legs of the tweezer member is disclosed. The instrument is used for holding and inserting a Cerec inlay, man... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5380339 | Parasite remover A first embodiment of a novel parasite remover has a holding plate and an engagement plate for attachment to pivoting arms of a staple remover. The holding plate has a slot for insertion between a parasite body and the skin of a host to which the parasite... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5334215 | Pincers having disposable end members A pair of pincers include two legs having one end resiliently secured together to allow the legs to move away and toward each other. Each of the legs has a free end to which are secured a pair of end members. The end members can be disengaged from the fre... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5304183 | Tethered clamp retractor The invention provides a tissue manipulation system including a tethered clamp and a clamp applicator for positioning the clamp through a trocar sleeve and applying the clamp to a tissue location in the abdominal cavity. In a further embodiment, the tissu... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5276306 | Hand-held heating device for dislodging and removing skin-embedded ticks and other arachnids A device for removing deer ticks and similar insects from a person's skin is disclosed. The device includes a heatable pointed needle and a spoon member located in spaced relationship alongside the needle with the bowl of the spoon facing the needle. The ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5263968 | Apparatus for removing piercing stud clasp The apparatus engages a piercing stud's clasp, then pushes the stud out of a locked position to ease removal of the clasp. Once out of the locked position, the wearer can pull the clasp and stud from the ear, or remove the clasp while leaving the stud sit... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5258005 | Atraumatic grasping device for laparoscopic surgery Atraumatic grasping device for use in surgery, having an elongate tubular member having proximal and distal extremities. An insert is carried by the distal extremity of the tubular member and forms a slot opening into the tubular member. First and second ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5254130 | Surgical device A surgical device comprising (a) a tubular housing having a longitudinal bore extending therethrough, (b) a first elongate member extending through the longitudinal bore of the housing, and having a proximal and a distal segment, where at least part of the dis... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5254095 | Vein tenter A stabilizer for blood vessels including a pair of diverging panels integrally joined at a bight portion which in turn defines a hinge between the panels. The panels have outer edges with extending legs for engagement with and manipulation of skin for the... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5178622 | Instrument for implanting a soft intraocular lens The inventive instrument is an improvement in a surgical instrument of the type having fingers to grasp a soft, foldable intraocular lens (IOL) for implantation in a human eye following removal of the cataractous lens. The IOL has a relatively thick optic... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5176701 | Medical forceps instrument for implanting intraocular lenses Elongated generally horizontal blades are spaced apart vertically and have proximate handle end portions and distal grasping end portions. By manipulation of the handle end portions, the grasping end portions can be brought together into clamping engageme... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5176696 | Handles for microsurgical instruments The present invention is improved handles incorporated with a microsurgical instrument. The microsurgical instrument has a pair of crisscrossed members each having a forward functional portion and a rearward portion. Each of the rearward portions of the p... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5176690 | Power-operated tweezers device A power-operated tweezers device for plucking hairs includes a reciprocatable member coupled to a motor, tweezers, a lost-motion coupling between the reciprocatable member and the tweezers effective to move the tweezers to an extended position only during... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5167618 | Capsulotomy forceps Forceps used for performing a capsulotomy have relatively movable blades, the distal ends of which carry downwardly-projecting, sharp cystotomes. A first portion of each blade adjacent its distal end extends in a generally horizontal direction and is join... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5156431 | Needle cap clamp A needle cap clamp (10) is a resilient, flexible frame with a right arm (12) and a left arm (14) connected at a base (16). The distal end of each arm is characterized by a curved jaw (20, 22). These jaws are configured to grasp the cap (4) surrounding the... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5147378 | Grapsing forceps Forceps for grasping tissue material comprising a stationary stylet telescopingly disposed within a cannula. Jaws are mounted to one end of the stylet and the other end of the stylet is fixedly mounted in a handle. The cannula is mounted to the handle for... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5147368 | Nucleus splitter The invention is directed to a nucleus splitter adapted to crack a hard nucleus of an eye after the nucleus has been sculpted by a pair of crossed grooves which set-off four quadrants of the nucleus. The nucleus splitter includes a pair of arms having fir... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5147369 | Forceps and method for nuclear fragment removal Forceps are provided for use in removing nuclear fragments of the lens of an eye during eye surgery. It is not unusual during phaco emulsification surgery on the lens of an eye for the capsule of the lens to become torn and for vitreous humor to enter the... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5133712 | Hair grasping device A hair grasping device includes a pair of hair engaging surfaces spring biased to a closed or engaged position in which a hair is grasped therebetween. The device further includes a first clamping member which is pivotally disposed with respect to a housi... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5116347 | Tick remover for people and animals A simple hand-held implement for removing ticks and other ectoparasites or small undesirable objects from the cutaneous areas and clothing of humans and animals.... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5108392 | Coagulation forceps and method of fabricating the same Tweezers or forceps, in particular coagulation forceps, comprising two forcep arms which each have a free gripping end and which delimit a slit-like space, preferably tapering from the gripping ends in the rest position, and which can be moved resiliently... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5089007 | Multipurpose surgical tool A surgical tool for cutting, shearing or clamping has a body formed of a single length of flexible steel and a collet mounted perpendicularly between the leaves of the body and affixed between the leaves near their rearward ends. The leaves are normally b... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5078729 | Tick removal tool A pair of elongated interlocked pivotal clamping members having opposing, normally closed, openable jaws structured for enclosing the body of an embedded tick within a cavity formed between the closed jaws. One jaw has a semicircular notch centered with t... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5047049 | Self orienting instrument handle An improved hand held medical instrument having an instrument tip having a preferred orientation, and rotatable to at least one other orientation, the tip being attached to an instrument handle adapted to be held in the hand of the user, the handle having... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5047046 | Surgical forceps A forceps includes elongated arms with proximal and distal sections, the distal sections extending to the forceps tips. The arms are arranged and interconnected to enable appositional movement of the tips in order to enable a user to grip an object betwee... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5019091 | Forceps A method for making molded plastic forceps comprising two opposing elongate arms joined together at one end thereof including the steps of assembling a three-part mold consisting of a first part substantially in the plane of the first arm of the forceps, ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5002323 | Tweezer for tick removal A tweezer for removal of ticks has two legs (10, 12), connected at one end (11) by a loop formed spring, pinched together partly within a movable cylinder (26), which through the action of a coil spring (24) is pushed against the bent portions of the legs... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4994061 | Hair grasping device A hair grasping device includes a pair of hair engaging surfaces spring biased to a closed or engaged position in which a hair is grasped therebetween. The device further includes a first clamping member which is slidably disposed with respect to the hous... | 02/19/1991 |
