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US6206892:
Instrument for removing ticks
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Schick, Gerhard; Sinsheim, Germany
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| Assignee: |
Fortuna Vertrieb Dr. G. Schick GmbH, Sinsheim, Germany
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| Published / Filed: |
2001-03-27
/ 1999-08-27
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| Application Number: |
US1999000384702
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61B 17/50;
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IPC-7:
A61B 17/50;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61B17/50; K61B17/50T;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
606/131;
606/210;
Original:
606/131;
606/210;
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| Field of Search: |
606/131,205,210,211
119/626
294/003,99.2
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| Abstract: |
An instrument for removing ticks from the skin of a person or animal and which includes a handle portion and a pickup device on one end of the handle portion. The pickup device includes a circular base wall having a V-shaped slot, and cylindrical jacket joined to the base wall. The cylindrical jacket includes a radial passage which is aligned with the open end of the slot. In use, the base wall is placed on the skin and the base wall is then slid along the skin to cause the tick to be received in and engaged by the slot, with the body of the tick entering the cylindrical jacket.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Alston & Bird LLP ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Smith, Jeffrey A.;
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| Designated Country: |
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An instrument for removing ticks comprising
- a handle portion,
- a pickup device mounted to one end of the handle portion, said pickup device comprising a base wall which has a slot therein for receiving a tick which is attached to the skin of a person or animal, and
- wherein said handle portion comprises a pair of elongate arms joined to the pickup device.
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