FORCEPS WITH INTEGRATED BLADE
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- two arms, each of the two arms including a first end and a second end, wherein the two arms are joined at the first ends so as to form a handle, and wherein the second ends are configured to be positioned in an open position where the two second ends are not in contact and in a closed position where the two second ends are in contact, and wherein when in the open position, the two second ends define two points on a line; and
a blade disposed on at least one of the two arms, wherein the blade comprises a body that defines a plane and a cutting edge disposed at an angle to the plane, and wherein the plane is disposed at an angle to the line.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a gripping instrument that includes a first arm and a second arm disposed opposite the first arm. The first arm and the second arm are joined at a joint, where an end of the first arm opposite the joint is configured to move towards an end of the second arm opposite the joint in a gripping direction. The apparatus further includes a blade disposed on the first arm, where the blade is oriented at an angle that is non-parallel to the gripping direction.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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two arms, each of the two arms including a first end and a second end, wherein the two arms are joined at the first ends so as to form a handle, and wherein the second ends are configured to be positioned in an open position where the two second ends are not in contact and in a closed position where the two second ends are in contact, and wherein when in the open position, the two second ends define two points on a line; and a blade disposed on at least one of the two arms, wherein the blade comprises a body that defines a plane and a cutting edge disposed at an angle to the plane, and wherein the plane is disposed at an angle to the line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a gripping instrument, the gripping instrument comprising a first arm and a second arm disposed opposite the first arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are joined at a joint, wherein an end of the first arm opposite the joint is configured to move towards an end of the second arm opposite the joint in a gripping direction; and a blade disposed on the first arm, wherein the blade is oriented in at an angle that is non-parallel to the gripping direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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gripping a gripping instrument in a first orientation; actuating the gripping instrument into a gripping position without releasing the gripping instrument from the first orientation; and cutting a target with a blade disposed on the gripping instrument, wherein the cutting operation is performed discrete from the actuating operation and without releasing the gripping instrument from the first orientation.
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