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Handle for an endoscopic surgical instrument

Granted 21 Nov 2017 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Ethicon · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: Brendan J. Oberkircher, Cory G. Kimball · Examiner: Derrick Holland · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application
29/548,110
filed 10 Dec 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D803396
granted 21 Nov 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 the handle for an endoscopic surgery instrument;

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 unclaimed portions of the handle for an endoscopic surgery instrument and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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