Patent ID: 9247961
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An extractor for seizing and removing a foreign object from a natural orifice of the human body, the extractor comprising: a vacuum source; and an elongate body having a lumen extending through the entire length of the elongate body, a first end of the elongate body being a flared engaging end and a second end of the elongate body opposite the first end being connected to the vacuum source so that the vacuum source is in fluid communication with the lumen and configured to draw suction through the flared engaging end, wherein the flared engaging end comprises paddle-shaped grippers having an adhesive coated on the paddle-shaped grippers configured to contact the foreign object, and wherein each paddle-shaped gripper includes a manually-bendable member such that the paddle-shaped grippers can be bent to customize a shape of the flared engaging end before the flared engaging end is inserted into the natural orifice of the human body to remove the foreign object.