Patent ID: 6100501
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for removing a tick from the skin of a host for use by a user, comprising:a casing having a front end and a rear end, said casing having an aperture defined therein at its front end;a V-shaped alignment guide and elongated parallel-sided slot defined in said casing at said front end thereof, said V-shaped alignment guide having a first end disposed at said front end of said casing and a second end, said slot having an open first end and a closed second end, said first end of said V-shaped alignment guide having a width, said width of said first end of said V-shaped alignment guide being widest at said front end of said casing and narrowing at said second end of said V-shaped alignment guide said second end of said V-shaped alignment guide in communication with said open first end of said slot, said V-shaped alignment guide for receiving a tick therein to direct a tick into said slot where a tick is trapped;illuminating heating means disposed in proximity to said second end of said slot, said illuminating heating means when activated to cause discomfort to a tick to cause a tick to release its grip on the skin of said host, said illuminating heating means having user-operated activation means associated therewith; andwindow means disposed in said casing above said V-shaped alignment guide and slot to aid said user in observing the engagement of a tick within said slot.