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Suture instrument

Granted 10 Feb 2015 · no office action yet

Assignee: Karl Storz

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Inventors: Yann Thouement · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/477,747
filed 26 Dec 2013
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US D722379
granted 10 Feb 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front left side isometric…

FIG. 1 is a front left side isometric view of a suture instrument in accordance with the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/145

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BRBR-302013006577-S1S110 Mar 201517 Dec 2013publishedConfiguração apliacada em instrumento médicopt

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