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Medical device slitter

Granted 12 Jan 2010 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Medtronic, Inc. · originally Medtronic

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Inventors: Beth C. Bullemer, Ron A. Drake, Stanten C. Spear, William K. Wenger · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/323,574
filed 27 Aug 2008
Publication
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US D608003
granted 12 Jan 2010

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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 medical device slitter as seen from the rear, side and bottom of the slitter,

FIG. 2 is a side view,

FIG. 3 is a side view, opposite of FIG. 2 ,

FIG. 4 is a front view,

FIG. 5 is a rear view,

FIG. 6 is a top view; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/147

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Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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