Surgical ligating instrument

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a surgical ligating instrument showing our new design, partially broken away for ease of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of a second modified embodiment of the instrument illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of a third embodiment of the instrument illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of a fourth embodiment of the instrument illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary side elevation of the probe member, shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a side perspective view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the opposite side of FIG. 9 in an alternate position.