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Surgical stapler cartridge

Granted 16 Oct 2018 · no office action yet

Current assignee: cilag gmbh international · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: Bret W. Smith, Thomas W. Huitema, Michael E. Setser · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/617,469
filed 14 Sep 2017
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US D831209
granted 16 Oct 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a surgical stapler cartridge, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the surgical stapler cartridge of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a right elevational view of the surgical stapler cartridge of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a left elevational view of the surgical stapler cartridge of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the surgical stapler cartridge of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the surgical stapler cartridge of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the surgical stapler cartridge of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the surgical stapler cartridge of FIG. 1 .

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