USPatentGranted
S1

Handle assembly for surgical instrument

Granted 23 Jun 2009 · no office action yet

Application
29/292,295
filed 5 Oct 2007
Publication
Not published
not published
Patent· this page
US D594983
granted 23 Jun 2009

Life of the patent

10 dated events
⤢ drag to zoom20082010201220142016201820202022202420262028ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & fees
ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & feeshover for detail · click to open

Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a left perspective view of…

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

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left perspective view of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1–7 ;

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a left perspective view of a second modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1–7 ;

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a front view.

The broken lines in FIGS. 5 , 6 , 7 , 12 – 21 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

the grant prints no section headings; every part label below is ours, taken from that part's own first words

Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/145D24/133

Claim changes

Soon
Coming soonHow the claims changed between publication and grant

See which claims were amended, added or cancelled during examination, with every added and removed word marked.

AmendedAddedCancelledUnchanged

The published claims of this patent are not paired with the granted ones in what we hold.

File wrapper

⤢ drag to zoomOct 2007Jan 2008Apr 2008Jul 2008Oct 2008Jan 2009Apr 2009Jul 2009USPTOApplicantRestriction requirementNotice of allowanceNotice of allowance
USPTOApplicanthover for detail · click to open
Pendency
1.7 y
627 days filing → grant
Office actions
0
after a restriction
Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
Citations: 111 back · 0 forward

See the full prosecution history — every USPTO and applicant action on this file, in order.

Log in to unlock

Chain of title

⤢ drag to zoom20082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Owner 1Owner 3Owner 4
Titlehover for detail · click to open

See the full assignment history — every owner this patent has passed through, with recordation dates and reel/frame numbers.

Log in to unlock

Term & fees

See the term timeline — pendency span, in-force span, the maintenance fees paid and both computed expiry dates.

Log in to unlock

Worldwide family

6 members · 3 offices
US3AU2CA1
this patentIP5 & PCTother officessolid = grantedhover for detail · click to open
Members
6
DOCDB simple family 40766415
Offices
3
US
Granted
4 of 6
grant date present
›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D594983-SS123 Jun 20095 Oct 2007grantedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
USUS-D618797-SS129 Jun 201012 Nov 2008grantedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
USUS-D631965-SS11 Feb 201117 May 2010grantedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-320469-SS28 Jul 20082 Apr 2008publishedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
AUAU-320470-SS28 Jul 20082 Apr 2008publishedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
CACA-125488-SS10 Aug 20093 Apr 2008grantedHandle assembly for surgical instrument

Validity challenges

See the validity challenges on record — reexaminations, IPRs and PGRs, with their institution decisions and outcomes.

Log in to unlock

Citations

See every patent this one cites and every patent that cites it back — publication, assignee, and how each one was found.

Log in to unlock