Tissue fastening instrument
Granted 22 Mar 2016 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: COOPERSURGICAL, INC. · originally Incisive Surgical, Inc.
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Inventors: John L. Shannon, Chad D. Naegeli, David B. Herridge, James A. Peterson +2 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a…
FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a tissue fastening instrument in an initial tissue capture orientation according to an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the tissue fastening instrument depicted in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a rear, end view of the tissue fastening instrument depicted in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 is a front end view of the tissue fastening instrument depicted in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 5 is a left side view of the tissue fastening instrument depicted in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 6 is a right side view of the tissue fastening instrument depicted in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 7 is a top, front perspective view of the tissue fastening instrument depicted in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 8 is a top, rear perspective view of the tissue fastening instrument depicted in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 9 is a top view of the tissue fastening instrument of FIG. 2 in an intermediate tissue capture orientation; and,
FIG. 10 is a top view of the tissue fastening instrument of FIG. 2 in a completed tissue capture orientation.
The broken lines shown in the figures represent portions of the tissue fastening instrument that form no part of the claimed invention.
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