US4088134A
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Forceps
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-08-05
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Granted: 1978-05-09
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Expires: 1996-08-05
Abstract
Abstract A forceps which includes two halves with each half having an elongate body portion with a handle member on one end portion and a distal tip on the other end portion. Spaced hinge parts are carried on the body portion of one half and engage inset recesses formed in the body portion of the other half so that manipulation of the handles will open and close the distal tips relative to each other without changing the exterior size of the combined body portions of the two halves. The two halves are readily separable for sterilization.
Inventors
- 👤 Rodolpho M. Mazzariello
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B17/22; A61B17/22031
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
A forceps comprising a pair of members each having a handle portion at one end, a distal tip portion at the other end and a body portion extending linearly from the handle portion to the distal tip portion, said body portions having a linear extent greater than either the handle portions or the distal tip portions, said body portions having equal dimensions and being rectangular in cross-section, one of said body portions having an integral segment constricted in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said one body portion adjacent each end thereof and the other body portion having a channel forming member adjacent each end thereof, each of said members forming a circular channel having a diameter less than the maximum transverse width of said one body portion and greater than the maximum width of the constricted segments, with the center of said channel being spaced from said other body portion a distance slightly greater than one-half said maximum transverse width of said one body portion, a slot in that portion of the channel forming members most removed from said other body portion said slot having a width approximately equal to the thickness of said one body portion, the distal tip portions being arcuately offset from the body portions and said body portions presenting a unitary structure when said constricted segments are received in said channels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
228 words
A forceps comprising a pair of members each having a handle portion at one end, a distal tip portion at the other end and a body portion extending linearly from the handle portion to the distal tip portion, said body portions having a linear extent greater than either the handle portions or the distal tip portions, said body portions having equal dimensions and being rectangular in cross-section, one of said body portions having an integral segment constricted in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said one body portion adjacent each end thereof and the other body portion having a channel forming member adjacent each end thereof, each of said members forming a circular channel having a diameter less than the maximum transverse width of said one body portion and greater than the maximum width of the constricted segments, with the center of said channel being spaced from said other body portion a distance slightly greater than one-half said maximum transverse width of said one body portion, a slot in that portion of the channel forming members most removed from said other body portion said slot having a width approximately equal to the thickness of said one body portion, the distal tip portions being arcuately offset from the body portions and said body portions presenting a unitary structure when said constricted segments are received in said channels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
195 words
A forceps comprising a pair of members each having a handle portion at one end, a distal tip portion at the other end and a body portion extending linearly from the handle portion to the distal tip portion, said body portions having a linear extent greater than either the handle portions or the distal tip portions, said body portions having equal dimensions and being rectangular in cross-section, one of said body portions having an integral segment constricted in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said one body portion adjacent each end thereof and the other body portion having a channel-forming member adjacent each end thereof, each of said members forming a circular channel having a diameter less than the maximum transverse width of said one body portion and greater than the maximum width of the constricted segments, with the center of said channel being spaced from said other body portion a distance slightly greater than one-half said maximum transverse width of said one body portion, the distal tip portions being arcuately offset from the body portions, and said body portions presenting a unitary structure when said constricted segments are received in said channels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
195 words
A forceps comprising a pair of members each having a handle portion at one end, a distal tip portion at the other end and a body portion extending linearly from the handle portion to the distal tip portion, said body portions having a linear extent greater than either the handle portions or the distal tip portions, said body portions having equal dimensions and being rectangular in cross-section, one of said body portions having an integral segment constricted in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said one body portion adjacent each end thereof and the other body portion having a channel-forming member adjacent each end thereof, each of said members forming a circular channel having a diameter less than the maximum transverse width of said one body portion and greater than the maximum width of the constricted segments, with the center of said channel being spaced from said other body portion a distance slightly greater than one-half said maximum transverse width of said one body portion, the distal tip portions being arcuately offset from the body portions, and said body portions presenting a unitary structure when said constricted segments are received in said channels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
159 words
A forceps comprising a pair of members each having a handle portion at one end, a distal tip portion at the other end and a body portion extending linearly from the handle portion to the distal tip portion, said body portions having equal dimensions and one of said body portions having a constricted segment adjacent each end thereof and the other body portion having a channel-forming member adjacent each end thereof, each of said members forming a circular channel having a diameter less than the maximum transverse width of said one body portion and greater than the maximum width of the constricted segments, with the center of said channel being spaced from said other body portion a distance slightly greater than one-half said maximum transverse width of said one body portion, the distal tip portions being arcuately offset from the body portions, and said body portions presenting a unitary structure when said constricted segments are received in said channels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
159 words
A forceps comprising a pair of members each having a handle portion at one end, a distal tip portion at the other end and a body portion extending linearly from the handle portion to the distal tip portion, said body portions having equal dimensions and one of said body portions having a constricted segment adjacent each end thereof and the other body portion having a channel-forming member adjacent each end thereof, each of said members forming a circular channel having a diameter less than the maximum transverse width of said one body portion and greater than the maximum width of the constricted segments, with the center of said channel being spaced from said other body portion a distance slightly greater than one-half said maximum transverse width of said one body portion, the distal tip portions being arcuately offset from the body portions, and said body portions presenting a unitary structure when said constricted segments are received in said channels.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-05-08 | 1985-11-07 | 1986-05-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-05-08 | 1989-11-07 | 1990-05-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |