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Combined proximal end and shaft of a low profile surgical suture knot pusher

Granted 25 Jul 1995 · no office action yet

Assignee: American Cyanamid Company

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Inventors: Charles H. Brown, Jr., Michael C. Ferragamo, Joseph H. Sklar · Examiner: A. Hugo Word · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 16 Feb 1993
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US D360688
granted 25 Jul 1995

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a combined proximal end and shaft of a low profile surgical suture knot pusher showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of the shaft and handle in the FIGS. 1,2,4,and 5 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D24/145D24/133

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