Patent ID: 8915848

Claim:
A handheld medical instrument configured to double evert an eyelid of an animal, the instrument comprising: an elongated handle member, wherein the handle member includes a first end and a second end, wherein the handle member has an end-to-end length, and wherein the handle member has a longitudinal axis that contacts the handle member along an entirety of the end-to-end length of the handle member; and a plurality of extensions, including a first extension and a second extension, that extend from a top surface of the first end of the handle member at an angle that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle member, wherein the first extension is in a fixed position relative to the second extension, wherein the first extension is located on a first side of the top surface of the first end and the second extension is located on a second side of the top surface of the first end, wherein the first side is opposite the second side, wherein the first extension is located at a first longitudinal position along the longitudinal axis of the handle member, and wherein the second extension is located at a second longitudinal position along the longitudinal axis of the handle member such that the first extension is longitudinally offset from the second extension.