Low profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanism
Granted 9 Jan 2007 · no office action yet
Current assignee: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP AG · originally Sherwood Services AG
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Inventors: David Hixson, Jeff Unger, Paul R. Romero, Chelsea Shields +1 · Examiner: Antoine D. Davis · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a low profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanism showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the low profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanism;
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the low profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanism;
FIG. 4 is a left side view of the low profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanism;
FIG. 5 is a right side view of the low profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanism;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the low profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanism; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the low profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanism.
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