Apparatus for removing devices implanted in the body

An apparatus for displacing an implant, said apparatus comprising:

• a first piece having a first curved handle and a first jaw having a beveled distal end, the first curved handle having:
• a first connector parallel to the first jaw, a first grip positioned at an obtuse angle from the first connector and a first curve positioned between the first connector and the first grip;
• a second piece having a second curved handle and a second jaw, the second jaw being shorter than the first jaw,
• the second curved handle having:
• a second connector, a second grip positioned at an obtuse angle from the second connector and a second curve positioned between the second connector and the second grip;
• and
• a connecting mechanism pivotally connecting the first piece to the second piece, wherein the connecting mechanism is located between the first curved handle and the first jaw and between the second curved handle and the second jaw;
• wherein displacing the first curved handle toward the second curved handle creates a gripping force between the first jaw and the second jaw;
• wherein the first jaw comprises a flat inner surface and a raised edge proximate the beveled distal end, the raised edge extending toward the second jaw designed to receive an implant between the connecting mechanism and the raised edge, such that the implant is prevented from being displaced distally past the raised edge,
• wherein the first jaw and the second jaw are asymmetrical in shape and length;
• wherein the first grip and the second grip are longer than the first connector and the second connector.