Abstract: An atraumatic, scissor-type, surgical forceps is disclosed which incorporates a pair of flat jaws pivotally connected and opposite one another. One or more prongs project from the surface of one flat jaw toward the opposite jaw of the forceps which is without prongs. The jaws are connected to a handle made from flexibly resilient sheet metal which by design limits damage to biological tissue during surgical procedures by preventing the prongs from fully penetrating the tissue.

Abstract: A surgical instrument made from flexibly resilient sheet metal has a handle formed into a sheet metal beam having a convex shape for improved strength. Raised uninterrupted arcuate protrusions on the outer surface of the handle of the instrument are provided to add additional strength and to provide improved grip retention when the surgical instrument is being used during surgical procedures. The improved handle is shown integrally as part of a needle holder capable of clamping surgical needles of varying diameters.

Abstract: A ring handled surgical instrument is disclosed which can act as a scissors, a blunt dissector and a gripper. The device is made from flexibly resilient, medical grade sheet material in which the handles are strong enough to withstand without flexion the closure forces imparted by the fingers of a clinician and yet allow the blades on the operative end of the scissors to remain flexibly springy.

Abstract: A ring handled surgical instrument is disclosed which can act as a scissors, a blunt dissector and a gripper. The device is made from flexibly resilient, medical grade sheet material in which the handles are strong enough to withstand without flexion the closure forces imparted by the fingers of a clinician and yet allow the blades on the operative end of the scissors to remain flexibly springy.

Abstract: A surgical instrument made from flexibly resilient sheet metal has a handle formed into a sheet metal beam having a convex shape for improved strength. Raised uninterrupted arcuate protrusions on the outer surface of the handle of the instrument are provided to add additional strength and to provide improved grip retention when the surgical instrument is being used during surgical procedures. The improved handle is shown integrally as part of a needle holder capable of clamping surgical needles of varying diameters.

Abstract: A novel periotome is disclosed for manually cutting periodontal ligaments during a tooth extraction procedure. The periotome carries end tools manufactured from flexible medical grade materials, usually stainless steel. The end tools have flexible cutting blades with serrated edges and use flattened yieldable surfaces to relieve tool tip stresses which occur during exodontic procedures.

Abstract: A device, and a method of making the device, having at least one blank having a handle end and an operative end are described. The device may include a handle end having spaced complementary formations configured to co-unite to form a ring-shaped handle end. The method may include forming spaced complementary formations in the handle end of the blank, and co-uniting the spaced complementary formations to form a ring-shaped handle end in the blank.

Abstract: A device, and a method of making the device, having at least one blank having a handle end and an operative end are described. The device may include a handle end having spaced complementary formations configured to co-unite to form a ring-shaped handle end. The method may include forming spaced complementary formations in the handle end of the blank, and co-uniting the spaced complementary formations to form a ring-shaped handle end in the blank.