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Surgical tool

Granted 27 Jun 2017 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Medtronic PS Medical · originally Medtronic

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Inventors: Zachary Heiliger, Shane S. Dexter · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/521,690
filed 25 Mar 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D790699
granted 27 Jun 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top and rear perspective…

FIG. 1 is a top and rear perspective view of a surgical tool in accordance with principles of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a bottom and rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-7 illustrate portions of the surgical tool that 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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2.3 y
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Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
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