Tick removing forceps
OwnerIsrael H. Weinerinventor
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Abstract
Forceps including a pair of closable arms having cup-shaped gripping members affixed to the ends of the arms and adapted to be closed upon and to grip the protruding portion of a tick or other parasite which is attached through biting engagement to the skin of a host animal. At least one of the gripping members is provided with either an electrical thermal element or a chemical agent applicator affixed to its inner surface and adapted, when applied to a tick or parasite, to cause the latter to release its bite whereupon it can be easily, hygienically, and painlessly removed from the skin of the host animal by a retraction force applied via the forceps.
Claims21
Apparatus for removing a parasitic organism attached to the skin of a host animal comprising, in combination:
- a forceps;
- mutually opposed gripping means affixed to said forceps so as to be brought together on actuation of said forceps, said gripping means being shaped to at least partially enclose the protruding portion of said parasitic organism and at least a portion of said gripping means being constructed of a thermally insulative material;
- heating means mounted on said gripping means in a position to apply heat to the enclosed portion of said organism;
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- control means for activating said heating means when said gripping means are engaged with said parasitic organism, whereby said organism is induced through application of heat to release its grip on the skin of said host animal, enabling the removal of said organism with said forceps, said thermally insulative material protecting the skin of said host animal from excessive heating.
Apparatus for removing a tick attached through biting engagement to the skin of a host animal comprising, in combination:
- a forceps including tip portions movable toward one another when said forceps are closed;
- a pair of cup-shaped gripping members mounted on the tip portions of said forceps in opposed relation to each other and adapted when said forceps are closed to at least partially enclose the protruding portion of said tick, the outer surface of at least one of said gripping members being formed of a thermally insulative material;
- a thermal element provided on an internal surface of one of said gripping members in a position to apply heat to the enclosed portion of said tick;
- and,
- selectively operable energy supply means coupled to said thermal element for energizing the latter when said gripping members are closed on said tick whereby the heat from said thermal element induces said tick to relax its bite, enabling removal of said tick from said host animal, said thermally insulative material protecting the skin of said host animal from excessive heating.
Apparatus for removing a tick attached through biting engagement to the skin of a host animal comprising, in combination;
- a forceps having a pair of closable arms including tip portions;
- a pair of cup-shaped gripping members mounted, one each, in opposed relation on said tip portions of said arms so as to at least partially enclose the protruding portion of said tick when said forceps are closed;
- an electrical resistance heating element provided on an internal surface of one of said gripping members in a position to apply heat to the enclosed portion of said tick;
- a battery;
- electrical connections from said battery to said heating element;
- a switch in said connections;
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- actuator means positioned between said forceps arms and adapted to engage one of said arms to operate said switch when said forceps arms are closed, whereby said heating element is energized to apply heat to said tick, inducing the latter to relax its bite to permit removal of said tick from the skin of said host animal.
An apparatus for removing a parasitic organism attached to the skin of a host animal comprising, in combination:
- forceps;
- mutually opposed gripping means attached to said forceps so as to be brought together on actuation of said forceps, said gripping means including a concave surface portion to at least partially enclose the protruding portion of said parasitic organism;
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- relaxant means provided on at least one of said gripping means for applying to the body of said parasitic organism an agent for causing said organism to relax its bite when said gripping means are engaged with said parasitic organism, enabling said parasitic organism to be removed from said host animal by a retraction force applied via said gripping means.
An apparatus for removing a parasitic organism attached to the skin of a host animal comprising, in combination:
- forceps;
- mutually opposed gripping means attached to said forceps so as to be brought together on actuation of said forceps, said gripping means being shaped to at least partially enclose the protruding portion of said parasitic organism;
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- relaxant means provided on at least one of said gripping means for applying to the body of said parasitic organism a chemical substance for causing said organism to relax its bite when said gripping means are engaged with said parasitic organism, enabling said parasitic organism to be removed from said host animal by a retraction force applied via said gripping means.
An apparatus for removing a parasitic organism attached to the skin of a host animal comprising, in combination:
- a forceps;
- mutually opposed gripping means affixed to said forceps to be brought together on actuation of said forceps, said gripping means being shaped to at least partially enclose the protruding portion of said parasitic organism;
- an absorbent material mounted on an internal surface of at least one of said gripping means in a position to contact the portion of said parasitic organism enclosed by said gripping means and to apply a relaxant chemical agent thereto;
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- supply means containing a supply of said chemical agent and including means for feeding said agent to said absorbent material.
An apparatus for removing a parasitic organism attached through biting engagement to the skin of a host animal comprising, in combination:
- a forceps including tip portions movable toward one another when said forceps are closed and having a handle portion;
- a pair of cup-shaped gripping members mounted on the tip portions of said forceps in opposed relation to each other and adapted when said forceps are closed to at least partially enclose the protruding portion of said organism;
- absorbent material mounted on an internal surface of at least one of said cup-shaped gripping members in a position to contact the enclosed portion of said organism when said forceps are closed;
- a flexible reservoir included in said handle portion of said forceps for containing a supply of a relaxant chemical agent;
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- a tube interconnecting said flexible reservoir and said absorbent material, whereby an operator closing said forceps on said organism can apply pressure to said reservoir to saturate said absorbent material with a quantity of said agent to apply said agent to said organism prior to removing the latter from the skin of said host animal.
An apparatus for removing a parasitic organism attached through biting engagement to the skin of a host animal comprising, in combination:
- a forceps including tip portions movable toward one another when said forceps are closed and having a handle portion;
- a pair of cup-shaped gripping members mounted on the tip portions of said forceps in opposed relation to each other and adapted when said forceps are closed to at least partially enclose the protruding portion of said organism;
- a flexible reservoir affixed to said handle portion of said forceps for containing a supply of a relaxant chemical agent;
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- a tube interconnecting said flexible reservoir and at least one of said cup-shaped gripping members, whereby an operator closing said forceps on said organism can apply pressure to said reservoir to apply said agent to said organism prior to removing the latter from the skin of said host animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.