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

Claim 0:
1. 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 tool is configured so that at least portions of the first and second parts are moved away from one another in response to at least portions of the levers being moved toward one another,
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,
each of the first and second catch parts comprises a shank and a protrusion extending outwardly from the shank, and
the protrusions face away from one another.