Surgery – Instruments – Obstetric or gynecological instruments
Patent
1998-05-11
1999-10-19
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Obstetric or gynecological instruments
606185, 606167, 606 1, 606171, 606184, A61B 1742
Patent
active
059680555
ABSTRACT:
An amniotic membrane perforator comprising an elongated shaft portion having an arcuate bend at the proximal end of the shaft and a hook at the distal end of the shaft. A flag portion extends perpendicularly to the shaft substantially adjacent the distal end of the shaft, opposite the hook. The cross-section of an extended length of the shaft inward the distal end is substanially oval. During use, the physician's index finger is placed along the flat portion, and the thumb and second finger adjacent the oval cross-section portion.
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Buiz Michael
Ho (Jackie ) Tan-Uyen T.
Prism Enterprises, Inc.
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