Patent ID: 6635072
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A61B,B25B

Abstract:
A surgical hand tool comprising:first and second handle portions, the second handle portion having a pawl associated therewith; a toothed bar having a longitudinal axis, the bar comprising first and second terminal ends, a plurality of teeth configured to engage the pawl, and at least one shield member adjacent the teeth and extending both along the direction of and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tooth bar, the shield member having an upper edge extending along the direction of the longitudinal axis, the teeth recessed below the upper edge of the shield for protecting the hand of a tool user from cuts; wherein the toothed bar is pivotally attached at its first terminal end to the first handle portion and the teeth of the toothed bar are adapted to engage the pawl associated with the second handle portion.