Patent ID: 11944587
Assignee: SCALPAL LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B

Claim 15:
16. A grasping facilitator, comprising:
a pliable collar having a main body that is elongated along an extension axis for a length greater than a radius extending from the extension axis to an external periphery of the main body,
wherein the main body has a first end and a second end spaced apart along the axis of extension,
wherein the main body has an interior through-hole opening out, respectively, at the first and second ends;
wherein the through-hole is defined by an interior surface of the main body and has a non-constant diameter, inclusive of a non-constant diameter central region extending along the extension axis of the non-constant diameter through-hole, in extending along the extension axis between the first and second ends, and
wherein the non-constant diameter central region defines a convoluted interior surface with varying main body thickness regions along the extension axis.