Forceps apparatus

Details Forceps apparatus Forceps apparatus

1999-06-01

2000-11-14

Manahan, Todd E.

Dentistry

Apparatus

Hand manipulatable implement

606210, 81 38, A61C 314

Patent

active

061461393

ABSTRACT:
A forceps apparatus having particular utility in the removal of small teeth provides a pair of arms or limbs, each having proximal and distal end portions and a middle portion spaced about midway in between the proximal and distal end portions. Each limb has an inside concave surface and an outer convex surface. The convex surface of each limb is curved to continuously engage the thumb and forefinger of a user when the user places the forceps between the thumb and forefinger. A hinge connects the proximal ends of the limbs together. The distal ends of the limbs provide respective gripping jaw portions that are concavely shaped to conform to and grip a tooth during use. Each limb has a transverse width that varies in between the hinge and the tip. The transverse width of each of the limbs is preferably many times greater at the middle portion of the respective limb than at the tip.

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