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Handle for a surgical instrument

Granted 29 May 2007 · no office action yet

Application
29/195,937
filed 18 Dec 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D543626
granted 29 May 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handle for a surgical instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view;

FIG. 4 is right side view;

FIG. 5 is a left side view;

FIG. 6 is a front view; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view.

The broken line showing of a needle and surface structures on the handle are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133D24/147

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Examiner
Ian Simmons
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