Patent ID: 7931668

Claim:
A medical instrument, comprising: a single elongated holding apparatus having a first end and a second end the holding apparatus being adapted to be held by a user when used by the user; a second elongated holding apparatus having a first end and a second end, the second end of the second holding apparatus being operationally coupled to the second end of the holding apparatus; a first medical head operationally coupled to the holding apparatus so that the first medical head extends from the first end of the holding apparatus when in use and retracts into a position such that no portion of the second medical head extends beyond the first end of the holding apparatus when not in use; a fourth medical head corresponding to the first medical head and being operationally coupled to the second holding apparatus so that the forth medical head extends from the first end of the second holding apparatus when in use and retracts into a position such that no portion of the second medical head extends beyond the first end of the holding apparatus when not in use, wherein the fourth medical head is adapted to be used in conjunction with the first medical head; a second medical head operationally coupled to the holding apparatus so that the second medical head extends from the first end of the holding apparatus when in use and retracts into a position such that no portion of the second medical head extends beyond the first end of the holding apparatus when not in use; and a fifth medical head corresponding to the first medical head and being operationally coupled to the second holding apparatus so that the fifth medical head extends from the first end of the second holding apparatus when in use and retracts into a position such that no portion of the fifth medical head extends beyond the first end of the second holding apparatus when not in use, wherein the fifth medical head is adapted to be used in conjunction with the second medical head, wherein a maximum of one of the medical heads extends from the first end of a corresponding holding apparatus at any time, and wherein the first and fourth medical heads operate together as a clamp and wherein the second and fifth medical heads operate together as an alternately configured clamp, and wherein the first and second medical heads are slidably coupled to the holding apparatus.