Patent ID: 11911035
Assignee: BRIJJIT MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A tool configured for being used to manipulate a medical article, the tool comprising:
first and second parts that are spaced apart from one another and each configured to releasably engage a medical article;
a bearing surface positioned between, and distant from each of, the first and second parts, wherein the bearing surface is configured to engage the medical article while the first and second parts are engaged to the medical article;
a reconfigurable linkage connecting the bearing surface and the first and second parts to one another; and
levers extending from proximate the linkage,
wherein the first part comprises a first catch part configured to releasably attach to the medical article,
the second part comprises a second catch part configured to releasably attach to the medical article, and
the tool is configured so that, in response to at least portions of the levers being moved toward one another while the tool is in an upright configuration, the bearing surface moves downwardly relative to the first and second catch parts.