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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Gengler, Shelby, NC (US);
William W Sitton, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
C. M. Wright, Inc., Shelby, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606205 ; 606206 ; 606207 ; 606170 ; 606171 ;
Abstract
A tool for cutting and/or grasping pieces of food particles or human tissue which includes a pair of jaw members having a first pivot connection and a second camming connection arranged to cause the jaw members to move laterally relative to one another during closing movement thereof, and to cause the closing force applied to the jaw members to increase as the jaw members move relative to one in a closing direction.