Surgery – Instruments – Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Patent
1995-04-12
1996-09-10
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
606210, 606138, 81300, 30324, 30326, A61B 1750
Patent
active
055541615
ABSTRACT:
A tool for removing ticks and similar parasites. A spoon-shaped tool, the spoon of which is split lengthwise and hinged to rotate the split spoon sections normally open far enough to fit over a tick's body, then rotated closed into an overlapping relationship by thumb and forefinger closing pressure to trap the tick about the neck in a v-shaped slit in one side of the opening in the spoon. A mechanical stop prevents the slit from closing completely to sever the tick from it's head. The handle may have a centerline hinge, integral spring, and thumb and finger locators to facilitate use of the tool in a palm-down fashion by either hand. The spoon sections may have opposing slits that close upon each other to likewise trap the tick. The tick is at all times visible in the open bowl of the tool. The tool may be molded in one piece, with a "living hinge" and spring incorporated into it's design.
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Hafer Robert A.
Maine Vernon C.
Yu Justine
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