Patent ID: 6248123
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
Apparatus used for manipulation of a gripped element employed in surgery, which includes:a) two elongated lever arms, each of which has an inner surface, an outer surface, a distal first zone, and a second zone or zones rearward of said distal first zone, and a handle from which the arms extend forwardly,b) said arms being biased by a looping arm extension such that said first distal zones are yieldably urged toward one another to hold the gripped element therebetween,c) a generally wedge shaped pusher slidable between said inner surfaces of said arms to pivot one arm relative to the other arm in response to controllable force exertion to the pusher, from a location proximate said outer surface of at least one of said arms, thereby to cause said first zones to relatively move toward or away from each other, enabling gripping or release of said element.