Patent ID: 8992412
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A removal device having a distal end and proximal end, the removal device comprising: (a) at least one manually-actuatable member; and (b) at least two opposing jaws at the distal end, at least one of the at least two jaws being movable by actuation of the at least one manually-actuatable member, wherein each of the jaws comprises a row of teeth, the rows of teeth being complementarily shaped but defining a space therebetween when the jaws are closed, at least one of the at least two jaws comprises a puncturing member; wherein a distance between a tip of the puncturing member and a tip of a most adjacent tooth is equal to or greater than the difference in distance between a height of the puncturing member and a height of the adjacent most tooth; wherein the puncturing member has an opening that extends from the tip down the entire height of the puncturing member that is exposed.