Surgery – Instruments
Patent
1993-04-30
1994-10-04
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
128 20, 30162, A61B 1700, A61B 1900
Patent
active
053522206
ABSTRACT:
A surgical skin hook (11, 100) has a guard (12, 105) that may be advanced to cover the prongs or hooks (14, 103) or retracted to expose the prongs or hooks (14, 103) for use during 5 a surgical procedure. In its advanced or closed position, the guard (12, 105) prevents accidental contact with the hooks (14, 103) thereby preventing nicks or cuts and the risks associated with contracting infectious diseases, such as AIDS. An improved method of using the guarded skin hook involves clamping the patient's skin (129) between the guard (105) and the hook or hooks (103) such that the skin (129) will not inadvertently fall off of the hook or hooks (103) as the skin (129) is peeled or lifted away from an incision (128) previously made on the patient.
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Borders Safety Skin Hooks-Catalogue-Smith and Nephew Richards pp. 3-4.
Abidin Michael R.
Lehmbeck Steven P.
Bloom Leonard
Bloom Leonard
Dawson Glenn
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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