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Handle for laparoscopic surgery instruments

Granted 25 Apr 2017 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Ethicon Endo Surgery · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: Cory G. Kimball, Brendan J. Oberkircher, Bryce Hansen · Examiner: Robert M Spear · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/530,423
filed 16 Jun 2015
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US D785173
granted 25 Apr 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handle for laparoscopic surgery instruments;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is an end elevation view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are included for the purpose of illustrating structural environment and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/138

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