Surgical tool

Details Surgical tool Surgical tool

1997-05-13

1998-12-08

Dawson, Glenn K.

Surgery

Instruments

Obstetric or gynecological instruments

606185, A61B 1742, A61B 1734

Patent

active

058462503

ABSTRACT:
An amniotic membrane perforator tool having a tip portion, a shaft portion, a flexing portion, and a handle portion. The shaft portion is adjacent the tip portion and is preferably of a generally T-shaped cross-section having a vertical component and a horizontal component. The shaft portion is intermediate the tip portion and the flexing portion. The flexing portion is intermediate the shaft portion and the handle portion, and includes at least one crest and at least one valley. The shaft portion is pivotable at the flexing portion relative to the handle portion. The handle portion is dimensioned such that the handle portion is wider than high. Furthermore, the handle portion preferably includes a plurality of ribs.

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patent: 1451380 (1923-04-01), Thum
patent: 2521161 (1950-09-01), Grover
patent: 3749099 (1973-07-01), Cotey
patent: 4357945 (1982-11-01), Janko
patent: 4805646 (1989-02-01), Shimenkov

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