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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
Katalyst Surgical, Llc, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Tarek S Hassan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eric J Bass, St. Louis, MO (US);
Gregg D Scheller, Wildwood, MO (US);
KATALYST SURGICAL, LLC, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Abstract
A membrane aggregating forceps may include a blank, a membrane aggregating forceps tip of the blank, a hypodermic tube, and an actuation structure. The blank may be disposed in the hypodermic tube and the actuation structure wherein a compression of the actuation structure is configured to close the membrane aggregating forceps tip and wherein a decompression of the actuation structure is configured to open the membrane aggregating forceps tip. The membrane aggregating forceps tip may include a first membrane aggregating forceps jaw having a first curved medial projection and a second membrane aggregating forceps jaw having a second curved medial projection. The first curved medial projection may include a first membrane socket, a first membrane aggregating fillet, and a first blunt edge. The second curved medial projection may include a second membrane socket, a second membrane aggregating filled, and a second blunt edge.