Jennifer A Cooper

US Patent:

20120303045, Nov 29, 2012

Filed:

May 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/116384

Inventors:

Jennifer Z. COOPER - Lutherville MD, US
Randolph E. COOPER - Lutherville MD, US
Christopher J. ENGLERT - Reisterstown MD, US
Deborah A. ENGLERT - Reisterstown MD, US

Assignee:

DERM INSTRUMENTS & INNOVATIONS LLC - Lutherville MD

International Classification:

A61B 17/32

US Classification:

606131

Abstract:

A skin removal instrument that comprises first and second resilient arms. Each of the first and second arms includes a main body that has a middle, an attachment end and a nipping end opposite the attachment end. The attachment ends are attached to one another, thereby forming a spring area that allows the nipping ends to resiliently move toward and away from each other. Each of the first and second arms includes an outer gripping area disposed offset from the middle of the main body of the first and second arms, respectively. The outer gripping area has a substantially bulbous shape. Each of the nipping ends of the first and second arms includes an extension portion that extends from the main body and a nipping blade portion that extends from the extension portion. Each of the nipping blade portions has an angled surface angled downwardly from an inner surface of the extension portions, respectively, such that the nipping blade portions converge toward one another. Each of the nipping blade portions includes a nipping edge at an end of the respective angled surface, wherein the nipping blade portions meet when the first and second arms are compressed together to remove a section of skin.