Method and apparatus for retrieving metallic objects from teeth, flesh, bone and thelike

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL PROBE FOR REMOVING METAL OBJECTS FROM THE BODY, COMPRISING: (A) A HOLDER TO WHICH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRICAL LEADS ARE CONNECTED, (B) AN ELONGATED PROBE MOUNTED AT ONE END ON SAID HOLDER AND HAVING A RECESS AT ITS OTHER FREE END FOR RECEIVING PART OF THE METAL OBJECT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BODY, (C) SAID PROBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTORS INSULATED FROM EACH OTHER WHICH EXTEND THE LENGTH OF SAID PROBE AND TERMINATE WITH AN EXPOSED CONDUCTIVE END IN SAID RECESS TO FORM WELDING ELECTRODE TIPS, AND (D) SOME OF SAID CONDUCTORS BEING CONNECTED TO A POSITIVE ELECTRICAL LEAD, AND THE REMAINING CONDUCTORS BEING CONNECTED TO A NEGATIVE ELECTRICAL LEAD, WHEREBY THE EXPOSED CONDUCTOR ENDS CAN ENGAGE SAID METAL BODY AND ON SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC CURRENT TO SAID CONDUCTORS FIXEDLY WELD THE CONDUCTOR ENDS AND SAID METAL OBJECTS TOGETHER TO ENABLE THE METAL OBJECT TO BE WITHDRAWN WITH SAID PROBE.