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Staple cartridge

Granted 7 Oct 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: FULBRIGHT MEDICAL INC.

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Inventors: Shangwei Cheng, Baofeng Sun · Examiner: George J Ulsh · AU 2924 · TC 2900

Application
29/896,004
filed 28 Jun 2023
Publication
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US D1097151
granted 7 Oct 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the staple cartridge, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the staple cartridge that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/145

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USthis patentUS-D1097151-SS17 Oct 202528 Jun 2023grantedStaple cartridge
JPJP-1752469-SS6 Sep 202321 Jun 2023granted外科用ステープルカートリッジja
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CACA-222557-SS10 Sep 202428 Jun 2023grantedStaple cartridge

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