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Medical instrument

Granted 18 Jan 2011 · no office action yet

Application
29/348,936
filed 23 Feb 2010
Publication
Not published
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US D631155
granted 18 Jan 2011

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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 instrument showing the grasper environment;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view showing the grasper environment;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view showing the grasper environment;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view showing the grasper environment;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view showing the grasper environment;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view showing the grasper environment;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view showing the grasper environment;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a medical instrument showing the needle holder environment;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view showing the needle holder environment;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view showing the needle holder environment;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view showing the needle holder environment;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view showing the needle holder environment;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view showing the needle holder environment;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view showing the needle holder environment;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a medical instrument showing the dissector environment;

FIG. 16 is a right side elevational view showing the dissector environment;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view showing the dissector environment;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view showing the dissector environment;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view showing the dissector environment;

FIG. 20 is a front elevational view showing the dissector environment; and,

FIG. 21 is a rear elevational view showing the dissector environment.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the claimed areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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Examiner
Bridget L Eland
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