Selectively bendable remote gripping tool

摘要

A hand-held gripping device that allows one of a surgeon, a dentist, and an orthodontist to reach interior portions of a person's anatomy, includes a gripping portion having a pair of jaws movable relative to each other between fully clamped and fully opened positions thereof, a handle portion spaced apart from the jaw portion by a bendable central portion that has a hollow, bendable corrugated with at least one cord extending therethrough.

主权项

1. A hand-held gripping device that allows one of a surgeon, a dentist, and an orthodontist to reach interior portions of a person's anatomy, comprising:
a gripping portion comprising a pair of nets movable between a fully clamped position and a fully opened position; a handle portion spaced apart from the gripping portion by a central portion comprising a hollow, corrugated member having alternating ridges and grooves, the central portion being deformable along its length for bending and orienting to a non-permanent position, wherein the handle portion comprises a first manually-actuatable trigger operatively connected to the gripping portion by a pull member at least substantially disposed within the central portion, whereby actuation of the trigger is operative to move the pull member to thereby selectively position the gripping portion between the fully clamped position and the fully opened position; said pull member comprising one cord operatively connecting the handle portion to the gripping portion, said one cord extending through said central portion, the central portion comprising a plurality of interconnected connectors which together define a single passageway through which said one cord passes through; and wherein the central portion remains bendable during the actuation of the trigger and the positioning of the gripping portion between the fully clamped position and the fully opened position; wherein at least one sharp cutting implement is associated with the gripping portion such that a severing operation can be performed by said at least one sharp cutting implement when the gripping portion is in the fully clamped position.