US 2017/0291318 A1Published application

Protective surgical cutter

AssigneesNational Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center

InventorFayez AL MODHEN

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Abstract

An apparatus and method are provided for surgical removal of a ring. The apparatus includes guards rotatably connected, handles rotatably connected to the guards that each include a portion partially disposed within the respective guard, a guide connected to the guards, and blades disposed on the portion of the handles. The blades contact with at least one of the guide and an inner surface of the respective guard. A rotational axis of a joint between the guards, a rotational axis of a first handle and a first guard, and a rotational axis of a second handle and a second guard are substantially parallel. Movement of a first end of the first handle toward a first end of the second handle results in movement of a second end of the first handle toward a second end of the second handle, and movement of a first blade toward a second blade.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for surgical removal of a ring, comprising:

a first guard;
a second guard, the second guard rotatably connected to the first guard;
a first handle, the first handle rotatably connected to the first guard and including a first portion partially disposed within the first guard;
a second handle, the second handle rotatably connected to the second guard and including a first portion partially disposed within the second guard;
a guide connected to the first guard and the second guard;
a first blade, disposed on the first portion of the first handle, the first blade in contact with at least one of the guide and an inner surface of the first guard;
and
a second blade, disposed on the first portion of the second handle, the second blade in contact with at least one of the guide and an inner surface of the second guard, wherein
an axis of rotation of a joint between the first guard and the second guard, an axis of rotation of the first handle and the first guard, and an axis of rotation of the second handle and the second guard are substantially parallel, and
movement of a first end of the first handle toward a first end of the second handle results in movement of a second end of the first handle toward a second end of the second handle, and movement of the first blade toward the second blade.

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