摘要 |
<p>"I.U.D. THREAD RETRIEVER" The invention relates to apparatus for retrieving a thread particularly in a location where the thread is not readily accessible in surgical, medical and veterinary procedures, comprising elongate anterior and proximal portions connected together, the anterior portion having along its length a surface element by which in use the thread is caught and for drawing the thread towards the proximal portion. The surface element may be a notch or a plurality of notches which have an open end nearer the proximal portion than the anterior portion.</p> |