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Surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features

Granted 16 Jul 2024 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Cilag Gmbh International

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Inventors: Nicholas D. Courtwright, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Ryan P. Posey, Kevin D. Sackett +1 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/887,279
filed 20 Mar 2023
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US D1035875
granted 16 Jul 2024
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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the surgical stapler deck of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the surgical stapler deck of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a first side elevational view of the surgical stapler deck of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a second side elevational view of the surgical stapler deck of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the surgical stapler deck of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the surgical stapler deck of FIG. 1 .

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features and form no part of the claimed design.

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D24/145

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USUS-D926317-SS127 Jul 202128 Dec 2018grantedSurgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features
USUS-D983972-SS118 Apr 202326 Feb 2021grantedSurgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features
USthis patentUS-D1035875-SS116 Jul 202420 Mar 2023grantedSurgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features
JPJP-1659359-SS11 May 202027 Jun 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1660262-SS25 May 202027 Jun 2019grantedno title held

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