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Base portion of a surgical retractor blade

Granted 4 Jun 2013 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: EBI, LLC · originally EBI

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Inventors: Oliver Buchert, Christopher Meyer, David Barry, Nicholas J. Bender · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/368,447
filed 24 Aug 2010
Publication
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US D683853
granted 4 Jun 2013

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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 base portion of a surgical retractor blade in accordance with our design.

FIG. 2 is top view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, it being understood that the opposite side is a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is bottom view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/135

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Pendency
2.8 y
1,015 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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