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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4976718 | Parasite remover A forceps for removing a parasite such as a tick from a human or animal host where the parasite has attached itself to the host at its head and the parasite contains fluids which can be expelled into the host upon the application of an external squeezing ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4955897 | Tissue forceps Tissue forceps for grasping tissue includes a first arm having first and second ends and a second arm having first and second ends. The first end of the first and second arms are coupled together. The second ends of the first and second arms form opposing... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4955896 | Universal medical forcep tool This invention relates to a universal medical forcep tool having a main body portion for receiving a replaceable grasping portion having grasping tips and respective support handles on which the tips are mounted. The main body portion forms a receptacle f... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4938214 | Hand held surgical tool Disclosed is a microsurgical tool for use in microsurgery having a central cylindrical body which can be rotated by a surgeon. The body includes first and second portions joined at a closed end, and having needle points at the other end. Opposing longitud... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4888015 | Method of replacing an eye lens A method of replacing a human or animal lens is disclosed, along with a tool for use in such procedure and a flexible lens for use as an implant or transplant. The procedure includes the use of a horizontal capsulotomy incision to allow for the removal of... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4873979 | Micro-surgical instrument for use as gripper of scissors The present invention concerns a microsurgical instrument for use as pincers or scissors. This instrument comprises two rigid longitudinal arms (1 and 2) mutually pivoted about a transverse axis (7) at their respective proximal ends (5, 6) so that their r... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4852929 | Free standing tweezer A tweezer is constructed so that it is free standing in a vertical position with its gripping end positioned upward.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4761028 | Single-piece tweezers A means and method for forming tweezers and tweezers handles out of a single piece of material. The tweezers consist of unitary body including two parallel spaced apart arms which extend from an integrally formed heel end portion The ends of the arms oppo... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4727876 | Medical forceps or clamps A medical forceps having a core of metal, a molded-on layer of plastics in sandwich-like manner. In particular, medical forceps wherein the part of the core which is destined to become the gripping part is covered by a plastic gripping means with or witho... | 03/01/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4657019 | Anastomosis devices and kits Devices, kits and methods for non-suture end-to-end and end-to-side anastomosis of tubular tissue members employ tubular connection members having clip retaining elements comprising annular grooves or flanges in the connection members; and spring clips wh... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4610252 | Dual muscle clamp A dual muscle clamp used in ocular surgery. Two pairs of spaced jaws are connected to a dual element handle. The handle elements are pivotally connected together to move the jaws between clamping and spread conditions to clamp and release tissue. Spring p... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4593693 | Methods and apparatus for anastomosing living vessels A device for anastomosing a pair of living vessels includes a ring having at least two integrally formed hooking protrusions and an integrally formed tab by which the surgeon positions the ring. The surgeon draws an end of a first vessel through the ring ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4524648 | Fixation tweezers A pair of tweezers for gripping a workpiece in fixed position without exerting pressure by use of the thumb and index finger, having a fixed handle and a movable handle riveted at one end thereof and capable of gripping things on the other end, a spring-c... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4478221 | Instrument for use in surgery A double limbed suturing instrument for use in surgery has clamping limbs 11a, 11b which can be guided together by the exertion of pressure in order to retain a needle or a thread. Cutting means 13, 14 are provided at one or both of the clamping limbs and... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4461297 | Forceps A forceps has legs which are connected to each other at the first of their nds and are movable toward and away from each other with their second ends in response to the application of pressure against their intermediate portions to thereby flex the legs in... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4457756 | Nose bleed clip A device for treatment of nose bleed, the invention in a preferred embodiment takes the form of a bifurcated clip having opposed legs connected by a bight portion to gently urge the distal ends of the legs toward each other. The distal end of each leg is ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4452106 | Tool having articulated opposing jaws A tool, such as tweezers or scissors, having articulated opposing jaws is disclosed. The tool comprises a handle having first and second opposing arms projecting from a section by which the arms are joined, the arms being normally spaced throughout their ... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4442837 | Tweezers for the removal of parasites from animals A pair of tweezers that can be closed over and locked in place on a parasite by moving a slide lock with one hand. With the tweezers locked closed, one can slide the same hand up to grasp a knob and turn the tweezers to remove the parasite.... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4424811 | Pinching device for surgical purposes The invention relates to a pinching device for surgical purposes comprising two parallel jaw elements having each a supporting part, one of which is provided with a pin at right angles thereto and the other having a sleeve mounted at right angles thereto ... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4409184 | Paraffin wrinkle and bubble remover apparatus A hand held apparatus having a generally J-shape for removing wrinkles and bubbles in a thin paraffin ribbon having a pair of normally flexible handles and a pair of elongated strut members with the handles, disposed at an angle in relation to the handles... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4389912 | Tweezers for removal of dual in-line pin (DIP) components A pair of tweezers specifically designed for removing DIP (dual in-line pins) components or other electronic components from a circuit board. To this end, the tweezers include a pair of legs secured together at the top portion and having a sharply inwardl... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4357302 | Paraffin wrinkle and bubble remover apparatus A hand held apparatus for removing wrinkles and bubbles in a thin paraffin ribbon having a pair of normally flexible handles and a pair of elongated strut members with the handles, disposed at an angle in relation to the handles and movable with respect t... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4340369 | Dental articulating paper forceps A dental articulating forceps has a pair of opposed long thin jaws extending from and offset from interconnected spring arms. The face of one jaw directed toward the other jaw has a central groove of determined shape extending therealong, and the other ja... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4318313 | Tweezer forceps Tweezer forceps in which the gripping arms and end section at which they are joined are formed of a single sheet of resilient sheet material, the arms and end section forming an integral spring-element disposed within the plane of the sheet material, such... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4303268 | Method and apparatus for removing embedded ticks Improved apparatus is disclosed for removing embedded ticks. The apparatus includes a pair of locking tongs which are especially designed for grasping an embedded tick at the skin line. Thereafter, the grasped tick is removed by means of a rotary or twist... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4212305 | Disposable forceps A pair of opposed arms include rearward portions which extend tangentially from the cylindrical sidewall of a rigid connecting structure. The rearward portions diverge to substantially parallel intermediate portions having forward portions extending there... | 07/15/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4044771 | Forceps made in one piece A forceps made in one piece of a plastic material has two arms having each a flat tip of a rectangular or square configuration. Said tips face each other and the arms are of a rigid beam-shaped structure but join in flexible portions. Near to the transiti... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4020846 | Splinter puller An instrument for removing splinters embedded in skin has a pair of pincers that extend generally in a first direction and are mutually spaced apart in a second direction transverse to the first direction. Each pincer is substantially broader in a third d... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4012068 | Litter tongs A tong for picking up litter from urinals, formed by a pair of spaced planar jaws extending in parallel planes from an integral junction at one end towards the opposite end. The free ends of the jaws may be beveled inwardly to provide relatively sharp edg... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3977410 | Disposable forceps A disposable forceps of a single piece of molded, resilient material is provided for surgical use. The forceps include a pair of arms substantially parallel to each other, integrally joined together at one end, and with the arms biased to an open position... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3972333 | Disposable surgical tool A hand operated device for manipulating a pair of relatively movable cooperating tools is disclosed, having particular utility as a disposable surgical device for operating shears, forceps, hemostats and the like. The device is preferably molded of resili... | 08/03/1976 |
