Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter
Granted 13 Dec 2016 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: Covidien · originally Medtronic
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Inventors: Keir Hart, Robert M. Sharp, Jeffrey R. Townsend, Geneva Ladtkow +5 · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2921 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of an open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter showing the new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a left side view of the open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a right side view of the open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 .
The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-7 illustrate portions of the open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter that form no part of the claimed design.
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