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Handle for a surgical instrument

Granted 9 Jul 2013 · 2 office actions

Assignee: IMDS CORPORATION

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Inventors: Daniel J. Triplett, Adrian Park · Examiner: Bridget L Eland · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/416,950
filed 28 Mar 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D685907
granted 9 Jul 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a right perspective view of a handle for a surgical instrument;

FIG. 2 is a left perspective view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a back end view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a front end view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 .

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded 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. The wire frame lines shown throughout the views are intended to indicate surface contour and are not intended to be surface ornamentation.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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Pendency
1.3 y
468 days filing → grant
Office actions
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Examiner
Bridget L Eland
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Worldwide family

11 members · 5 offices
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›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-2012209254-A1A116 Aug 201215 Dec 2011publishedAdjustable laparoscopic instrument handle
USthis patentUS-D685907-SS19 Jul 201328 Mar 2012grantedHandle for a surgical instrument
USUS-8986287-B2B224 Mar 201515 Dec 2011grantedAdjustable laparoscopic instrument handle
EPEP-2675371-A2A225 Dec 201316 Dec 2011publishedPoignée réglable d'instrument laparoscopiquefr
EPEP-2675371-B1B121 Oct 202016 Dec 2011grantedAdjustable laparoscopic instrument handle
JPJP-2014512884-AA29 May 201416 Dec 2011published調整可能な腹腔鏡器具ハンドルja
JPJP-5961636-B2B22 Aug 201616 Dec 2011granted調整可能な腹腔鏡器具ハンドルja
WOWO-2012112211-A2A223 Aug 201216 Dec 2011publishedAdjustable laparoscopic instrument handle
WOWO-2012112211-A3A38 Nov 201216 Dec 2011publishedAdjustable laparoscopic instrument handle
›Other offices — 2 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-2011359334-A1A12 May 201316 Dec 2011publishedAdjustable laparoscopic instrument handle
AUAU-2011359334-B2B229 Jan 201516 Dec 2011grantedAdjustable laparoscopic instrument handle

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