Surgical connector
Granted 26 May 2015 · no office action yet
Current assignee: cilag gmbh international · originally Johnson & Johnson
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Inventors: William E. Clem, Matthew C. Miller, Daniel W. Price, Cory G. Kimball +3 · Examiner: Daniel Bui · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top, front and right…
FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of an surgical connector showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is rear elevation view thereof.
The broken lines showing portions of a surgical connector are for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
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6 members · 3 offices›IP5 & PCT — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D696631-S | S1 | 31 Dec 2013 | 17 May 2011 | granted | Electrical connector |
| US | US-D729741-S | S1 | 19 May 2015 | 13 Nov 2013 | granted | Surgical connector |
| USthis patent | US-D730297-S | S1 | 26 May 2015 | 13 Nov 2013 | granted | Surgical connector |
| US | US-D752740-S | S1 | 29 Mar 2016 | 13 Nov 2013 | granted | Surgical connector |
›Other offices — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-339212-S | S | 28 Oct 2011 | 5 Oct 2011 | published | Electrical connector |
| CA | CA-142823-S | S | 12 Jun 2012 | 21 Oct 2011 | granted | Electrical connector |
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