Surgery – Instruments – Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Patent
1996-07-30
2000-08-15
Dawson, Glenn K.
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
128898, A61B 1750
Patent
active
06102919&
ABSTRACT:
A grooved portion of an apparatus is positioned between a tick and a host's skin. The grooved portion includes a tapered opening extending to a progressively narrowing groove, for guiding a tick towards a distal end thereof having force applying portions. The apparatus includes a fulcrum portion and, upon pivoting thereabout, force applying portions thereof adjacent the groove apply an extracting force to a tick from below, for complete extraction from the host without squeezing, crushing or severing body portions of the tick. The apparatus includes a concave spoon-like portion, with upstanding sidewalls, for retaining a tick after removal from the host.
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