Patent ID: 6093145
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A brain spatula, comprising:band-like strip with side edges;said strip comprising a pliable and inherently stable material, anda soft, elastically deformable material enveloping said strip and projecting laterally beyond the strip at the side edges of the strip; wherein:a material thickness of said soft material decreases from the sides edges of the strip towards respective edges of the soft material such that its deformability increases from the side edges of the strip towards the respective edges of the soft material;a cross section of the soft material is limited in an area of the strip by first and second outwardly curved arcuate sections;the first arcuate section extends on one side of the soft material over its entire width;the second arcuate section extends on an opposite side of the soft material only over a central area; andboth sides of the second arcuate section merge into straight sections that extend essentially parallel to the strip.