Patent ID: 9307970
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61B,B25B,B26B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: first and second members, each member including a handle adjacent a first end of the member, a working portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and extending from a second, opposite end of the member, and a pivot portion located between the handle and the working portion; wherein the first and second members are pivotally connected at the pivot portions about a pivot axis such that the handles are movable between an open position in which the handles are spaced apart and the working portions are adjacent one another and a closed position in which the handles have been brought together and the working portions are spaced apart; wherein each working portion includes an outwardly tapering wedge and an outwardly extending lip adjacent the wedge, wherein the wedge and the lip define a valley therebetween on the working portion outer surface.