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
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1 parts›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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11 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-2012209254-A1 | A1 | 16 Aug 2012 | 15 Dec 2011 | published | Adjustable laparoscopic instrument handle |
| USthis patent | US-D685907-S | S1 | 9 Jul 2013 | 28 Mar 2012 | granted | Handle for a surgical instrument |
| US | US-8986287-B2 | B2 | 24 Mar 2015 | 15 Dec 2011 | granted | Adjustable laparoscopic instrument handle |
| EP | EP-2675371-A2 | A2 | 25 Dec 2013 | 16 Dec 2011 | published | Poignée réglable d'instrument laparoscopiquefr |
| EP | EP-2675371-B1 | B1 | 21 Oct 2020 | 16 Dec 2011 | granted | Adjustable laparoscopic instrument handle |
| JP | JP-2014512884-A | A | 29 May 2014 | 16 Dec 2011 | published | 調整可能な腹腔鏡器具ハンドルja |
| JP | JP-5961636-B2 | B2 | 2 Aug 2016 | 16 Dec 2011 | granted | 調整可能な腹腔鏡器具ハンドルja |
| WO | WO-2012112211-A2 | A2 | 23 Aug 2012 | 16 Dec 2011 | published | Adjustable laparoscopic instrument handle |
| WO | WO-2012112211-A3 | A3 | 8 Nov 2012 | 16 Dec 2011 | published | Adjustable laparoscopic instrument handle |
›Other offices — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-2011359334-A1 | A1 | 2 May 2013 | 16 Dec 2011 | published | Adjustable laparoscopic instrument handle |
| AU | AU-2011359334-B2 | B2 | 29 Jan 2015 | 16 Dec 2011 | granted | Adjustable laparoscopic instrument handle |
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