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Medical instrument

Granted 30 Dec 2008 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Karl Storz

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Inventors: Joel Jules Louis Leroy · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/277,902
filed 13 Mar 2007
Publication
Not published
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US D583941
granted 30 Dec 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of…

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a medical instrument in accordance with the new design, showing a break indicating a tubular detail of no particular length;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a back view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/135D24/133

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1.8 y
658 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
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