Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
606210000 | Tweezers | 20 |
20080243177 | Surgical instrument usable as a grasper and/or probe - A finger-mountable surgical instrument usable as a tweezers or as a probe, includes a sleeve dimensioned to be received on the outer end of a finger of a user; an elongated arm having a proximal end fixed to the sleeve and a distal end projecting forwardly of the sleeve and defining a fixed jaw; a pivotal jaw pivotally mounted to the distal end of the elongated arm to open and closed positions; an actuator arm movably mounted with respect to the sleeve and coupled to the pivotal jaw such that moving the actuator arm in one direction moves the pivotal jaw to a closed position with respect to the fixed jaw, and moving the actuator arm in another direction moves the pivotal jaw to an open position with respect to the fixed jaw; and a locking arm carried by the sleeve and manually movable to a locking position for locking the pivotal jaw in its closed position with respect to the fixed jaw. | 10-02-2008 |
20080243178 | Surgical instrument particularly useful as tweezers for grasping and holding objects of different thicknesses - A surgical instrument useful as a tweezers for grasping and holding objects of different thicknesses includes: an elongated arm having a distal end defining a fixed jaw; a pivotal jaw having a distal end movable towards and away from the fixed jaw to a fully open position, a fully closed position, and at least one intermediate position, with respect to the fixed jaw; and a locking member carried by the pivotal jaw and manually movable into engagement with a locking surface carried by the elongated arm, when the pivotal jaw is in its fully-closed position or in any intermediate position with respect to the fixed, to lock the pivotal jaw in the fully-closed or intermediate position with respect to the fixed jaw. | 10-02-2008 |
20090054925 | Safe tweezers - A covered tweezers, comprising a body having two identical thin sheets of metal fused or welded together at one end resulting in a pair of free opposing ends, the free opposing ends having a different type of tip for each type of tweezers. A cover is fixed to the body of the tweezers excepting a head portion of the tweezers. A cap encloses the head portion of the tweezers. The cover is non-metallic such as plastic, wood, rubber material or fabric. The cover is fixed to the body of the tweezers, thereby avoiding the need of a case to hold the tweezers. | 02-26-2009 |
20090082801 | Tool for inserting a receiver of a hearing apparatus into an auditory canal - The insertion of an external receiver of a hearing apparatus and in particular a hearing device into an auditory canal of a user is to be facilitated. Provision is made for this purpose for a tool comprising a pair of tweezers with a first and a second tweezer arm, which are affixed to one another at one end. The first tweezer arm has a holding device at its free end by means of which the movements of the receiver to be held are restricted in at least three directions. Furthermore at least one of the two tweezer arms has a stopper that stands substantially perpendicular to the tweezer arm and serves to abut against a concha of the user during insertion of the receiver. In this way the external receiver can not only be grasped well but also inserted into the auditory canal to a defined depth. | 03-26-2009 |
20090240281 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPOSABLE TWEEZER TIPS FOR MICROSURGERY TWEEZERS AND MICROSURGERY TWEEZERS PROVIDED WITH SUCH TIPS - The invention relates to a method for producing disposable tweezer tips for ophthalmological microsurgery tweezers for cataract surgery, especially those with a grip portion in a single piece of plastic and two arms interconnected by one of the ends thereof in order to form the proximal portion of the tweezers. There is also a tweezer portion having metal tips inserted into the distal ends of the arms during the molding of the grip part. The tweezer tips with the grip teeth are cut out and shaped on a cutting press provided with suitable cutting tools from a metal strip or plate having a tensile strength coefficient of between 350 and 550 Rm N/mm | 09-24-2009 |
20100004678 | AMBIDEXTROUS GRASPING SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument with an ambidextrous grasping system, which includes: a single elongate arm and a double elongate arm, which are joined to one another by a joining means at the rear ends, a sliding blocking mechanism which is connected and disconnected by means of a vertical movement, and tips for medical use which are located at the front end, wherein the blocking mechanism is activated by slight pressure exerted by the user in the grasping area, in order to activate and deactivate the mechanism, whilst maintaining a constant distance between the two arms in the grasping area, in order to improve the comfort of the user; the said instrument with a grasping system does not have a pivoting point, thus facilitating its cleaning, maintenance and use, and in addition this grasping system is simple to manufacture and has a low cost. | 01-07-2010 |
20100280544 | SAFETY TWEEZERS - An improved device and method for the removal of objects from orifices is provided; a pair of tweezers comprising two arms, each arm having a distal end and a proximate end, the arms being connected together at their proximate ends, either or both arms including stop means for limiting a depth of insertion of either or both distal end into an orifice; and, a method of removing mucus from a nostril, including the steps of providing a pair of tweezers comprising two arms, each arm having a distal end and a proximate end, the arms being connected together at their proximate ends, either or both arms including stop means for limiting a depth of insertion of either or both distal end into an orifice; inserting the distal ends of the arms into a nostril; gripping said mucus by the squeezing together of said arms; and withdrawing said tweezers from said nostril. | 11-04-2010 |
20100298865 | SURGICAL TWEEZERS - The invention provides tweezers for microsurgery, in particular opthalmological surgery, the tweezers comprising a one-piece working part ( | 11-25-2010 |
20120209316 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL GROOMING TWEEZERS - Multifunctional grooming tweezers can include a first prong extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having an inner surface on one side of the first prong and an outer surface on an opposite side of the first prong. The tweezers can further include a second prong extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having an inner surface on one side of the second prong and an outer surface on an opposite side of the second prong. The first and second prongs are fixedly attached to each other solely at their proximal ends such that the distal ends of the first and second prongs are free to move relative to each other. The inner surfaces of the first and second prongs face toward each other and are spaced apart from each other along substantially the entire length of the first and second prongs, and the outer surfaces of the first and second prongs face away from each other. A file portion on the first prong can have a file surface substantially co-planar with the outer surface of the first prong and configured to grind down and shape an edge of a nail. A buffer portion on the second prong can have a buffing surface substantially co-planar with the outer surface of the second prong and configured to polish the nail. | 08-16-2012 |
20140379024 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TISSUE MANIPULATION DURING OCULAR SURGERY - Tissue manipulation during ocular surgery may be achieved by a variety of systems and techniques. In particular implementations, a system may include spaced apart levers, hinge members, a grasping mechanism, and a guide mechanism located between the levers. A first hinge member may extend from one of the levers to the guide mechanism and move the guide mechanism in one of a proximal or distal direction when the levers are moved toward each other. The grasping mechanism may be coupled to the guide mechanism and extend distally from the guide mechanism. A second hinge member may extend from one of the levers and be coupled to a tube that surrounds a portion of the grasping mechanism. The second hinge member distally displaces the tube when the levers are moved towards each other. The relative motion of the guide mechanism and the tube may cause actuation of the grasping mechanism. | 12-25-2014 |
20150148840 | TWEEZERS - Tweezers are disclosed for example folding tweezers. In some implementations the tweezers include a protective member and a tweezer member pivotably mounted on the protective member to allow the tweezer member to rotate relative to the protective member between a first position, in which the tweezer member is protected by the protective member, and a second position, in which the tweezer member is exposed. The tweezer member may be mounted adjacent the distal end of the protective member, and may include a portion configured to extend beyond the distal end of the protective member when the inner tweezer member is in the first position. | 05-28-2015 |
20150313618 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument effectively suppresses a situation in which the edge of a blade springs immediately after completion of incision, excision, or the like. The medical instrument ( | 11-05-2015 |
20150359553 | IMPLANT MAGNET INSERTION AND REMOVAL TOOLS - A magnet insertion tool for use with an implantable device includes an upper part having an insertion member and an alignment member movably coupled to the insertion member. The insertion member includes a positioning surface configured to position the implantable device between the insertion and alignment members, a magnet socket extending from the positioning surface and configured to hold an implant magnet, and an alignment surface configured to align the implantable device relative to the magnet socket. The alignment member includes an engagement surface configured to engage the implantable device during insertion of the implant magnet. The alignment member is configured to contact a portion of the insertion member such that the engagement surface and the positioning surface are spaced apart from one another. The tool further includes a lower part, movably coupled to the upper part, that has a platform that is configured to move within the magnet socket. | 12-17-2015 |
20160376721 | PLATING PROCESSING METHOD OF GRIPPING SURFACE OF GRIPPING TOOL, AND GRIPPING TOOL - A plating processing method of a gripping surface of a gripping tool includes: temporarily and evenly fixing a plurality of first diamond grains having a uniform first grain diameter; adhering the first diamond grains by depositing a metal containing nickel on a gripping surface in a uniform thickness after the first diamond grains have been temporarily fixed; placing a plurality of second diamond grains having a second grain diameter on a metal surface of the gripping surface on which first diamond grains are not present; and adhering the second diamond grains by further depositing a metal containing nickel within a second plating solution on the metal surface in a uniform thickness that does not exceed the first diameter grain and the second diameter grain until a position relationship between the metal surface and the second diamond grains is not displaced even when the gripping tool is moved. | 12-29-2016 |
606211000 | Combined with another device | 6 |
20080243179 | GROOMING DEVICE FOR EYEBROWS - Presented herein is a grooming device for the removal of hair and for eyebrow care and maintenance, said device comprising a pair of tweezers and a brush head disposed on said tweezers. Some embodiments of the grooming device of the present invention further comprise a protective storage case comprising a receiving member and a cover member that has a mirror disposed thereon. Some embodiments of the grooming device of the present invention further comprise a light assembly disposed on the tweezers. | 10-02-2008 |
20080243180 | SURGERY FIXATION FORCEPS - A pair of surgery fixation forceps which includes a pair of tweezers having an upper end, a blade holder including a U-shaped base and a rod portion, the rod portion being formed with two grooves, the U-shaped base having two arms, an adjusting screw for securing the blade holder to the tweezers; and a cutting blade having an elongated slot which includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion which is narrower than the first engaging portion, the two opposite sides of the second engaging portion being fitted into the grooves of the rod portion of the blade holder, the first engaging portion being configured to be snugly fitted with the rod portion of the blade holder thereby enabling the cutting blade to be secured to the blade holder, the cutting blade having two ears at two upper corners thereof and a knife edge therebetween. | 10-02-2008 |
20080243181 | Touch-Switched Luminous Plastic Tweezers - Luminous tweezers are described having two tweezer branches ( | 10-02-2008 |
20080300623 | MULTI-USE TWEEZER - The present disclosure is generally directed to a multi-tool with more than one tweezer tip. In an example embodiment the multi-tool includes two plates and an interposed spring component. The plates have a plurality of tweezer tip pairs and the spring component permits pivoting articulation of the plates in order to apply pinching forces by the different tweezer tip pairs upon an area of interest. | 12-04-2008 |
20090131977 | COMBINATION TWEEZER AND EYE HAIR GROOMING DEVICE AND METHOD - A combination tweezer and eye hair care device and method. A combination device includes a tweezer along a first portion of the length thereof and an eye hair care device along a second portion. The eye hair care device may be an eyebrow brush or an eyelash comb In one embodiment, the eye hair care device is removable. The tweezer may have a straight, angled or pointed cutting tip. | 05-21-2009 |
20100324594 | DEVICE FOR COSMETIC TREATMENT OF HAIRY BODY PARTS - The present invention relates to a device ( | 12-23-2010 |