Implement for removing parasitic ticks from the skin of animals or humans
CA 2215477 C · Owner: Heitz, Denis · Inventors: Heitz, Denis
Overview
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Implement for removing parasitic ticks from the skin of animals or humans characterised in that it is a one-piece device comprising a handle (3) ending in a grip portion (1, 2) of circular cross-section and a curved and flattened , end with a forked tip (4) substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the grip (1, 2), said forked tip (4) having two tines (5) defining an intertine (6) gap for gripping the tick, wherein the implement is capable of removing the tick by rotating about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the skin to which it is attached.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed May 30, 1996 and granted August 1, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 30, 2016.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by May 30, 2018.
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