Surgery – Instruments – Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Patent
1989-06-21
1990-12-11
Yu, Mickey
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
606210, 294 992, 294902, D24 27, A61B 1750
Patent
active
049767186
ABSTRACT:
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 force, particularly a squeezing force applied to the body of the parasite. The forceps includes first and second arms each having a distal end and a proximal end and secured so that they are movable in opposition to one another between an open position and a closed position. A gripping section for engaging the parasite is mounted on the distal end of the forceps. The gripping section includes first and second sets of interdigitating teeth mounted on each of the opposed arms that are sized to closely surround the body of the parasite without crushing or squeezing any part of the parasite's body when the arms are in the closed position. The gripping section also has a portion mounted at the extreme distal end of the opposed arms with an oval opening formed in the extreme end portion when the opposed arms are in their closed position. The oval opening acts to closely grip and surround the head or neck of the parasite without crushing it. The parasite can be completely and quickly removed from the host without causing the parasite to expel disease containing fluids back into the host.
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