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Blade for ultrasonic surgical instrument

Granted 16 Feb 2016 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: cilag gmbh international · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: Benjamin M. Boyd, David A. Witt, Ashvani K. Madan, Stephen J. Balek +1 · Examiner: Robert M Spear · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/492,794
filed 3 Jun 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D749730
granted 16 Feb 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a blade for ultrasonic surgical instrument, showing my/our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 11 - 11 of FIG. 3 ; and,

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 12 - 12 of FIG. 3 .

The lateral recess and proximal end portion shown in broken lines is/are unclaimed environment, and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/146

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Pendency
1.7 y
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Examiner
Robert M Spear
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Worldwide family

4 members · 4 offices
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USthis patentUS-D749730-SS116 Feb 20163 Jun 2014grantedBlade for ultrasonic surgical instrument
JPJP-1527134-SS22 Jun 20153 Dec 2014grantedno title held
›Other offices — 2 members
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AUAU-359709-SS6 Jan 201525 Nov 2014publishedUltrasonic surgical instrument having a blade
CACA-159776-SS12 Aug 201527 Nov 2014grantedBlade for ultrasonic surgical instrument

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