Michael C Blaney

US Patent:

20200397455, Dec 24, 2020

Filed:

Jun 20, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/447057

Inventors:

- MANSFIELD MA, US
MATTHEW A. DININO - NEWINGTON CT, US
SAUMYA BANERJEE - HAMDEN CT, US
ROY J. PILLETERE - NORTH HAVEN CT, US
JUSTIN J. THOMAS - NEW HAVEN CT, US
MICHAEL N. BLANEY - NEW HAVEN CT, US
NICOLETTE R. LAPIERRE - WINDSOR LOCKS CT, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/28

Abstract:

A tenaculum includes a first handle and a second handle pivotally coupled to each other about a pivot pin. The first handle includes a palm grip configured to support a palm of a user's hand. The second handle includes a loop defined therein configured to support a user's digit to facilitate pivoting the first handle toward the second handle. A first grasper arm extends from the first handle. A second grasper arm extends from the second handle. The first and second grasper arms are configured to grasp tissue. A first ratchet extension extends from the first handle towards the second handle and a second ratchet extension extends from the second handle towards the first handle. The first ratchet extension is configured to selectively engaged the second ratchet extension upon movement of the first and second handles towards one another to engage tissue between the first and second grasper arms.