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Surgical instrument

Granted 4 Nov 2014 · no office action yet

Application
29/391,990
filed 16 May 2011
Publication
Not published
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US D716945
granted 4 Nov 2014

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the front, top, and left side of a surgical instrument;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view as seen from the front, top, and left side of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1-7 ;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines showing portions of a surgical instrument assembly are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/148

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Ian Simmons
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USthis patentUS-D716945-SS14 Nov 201416 May 2011grantedSurgical instrument
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AUAU-340400-SS13 Jan 201216 Nov 2011publishedSurgical instrument
AUAU-340401-SS13 Jan 201216 Nov 2011publishedSurgical instrument
AUAU-340402-SS13 Jan 201216 Nov 2011publishedSurgical instrument
CACA-143251-SS4 Sep 201216 Nov 2011grantedHandle for laparoscopic surgical instrument

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