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Surgical microscope

Granted 8 Dec 2020 · 2 office actions

Application
29/622,997
filed 20 Oct 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D904479
granted 8 Dec 2020

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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 surgical microscope showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view thereof along the lines 6 - 6 and 6 ′- 6 ′ of FIG. 3 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged top plan view thereof along the lines 7 - 7 and 7 ′- 7 ′ of FIG. 5 .

The even-dash broken lines showing portions of the surgical microscope are unclaimed portions thereof and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines defining the boundaries of the claimed design form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D16/131

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Examiner
Holly E Thurman
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