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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2019
Applicant:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Raymond Dunn, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/30 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contoured forceps handle is presented having a first arm with a contoured surface and a second arm with a contoured surface to provide for rotation in the hand of a user. The forceps handle may be used with a forceps or may have tips attached. Contoured forceps onlays are also presented that may be attached to forceps.