Handle for a surgical instrument
Granted 13 Jan 2026 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Covidien Lp · originally Medtronic
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Inventors: Kayla N. Jump, Gregory W. Fischvogt, Drew R. Seils, Michael J. Kolb +2 · Examiner: Samantha Q Lawrence · AU 2921 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a left, front, perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a left, front, perspective view of a handle for a surgical instrument in accordance with the present design;
FIG. 2 is a left, side view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a right, side view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a front view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 7 is a rear view of the handle for a surgical instrument of FIG. 1 .
The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the handle for a surgical instrument that form no part of the claimed design.
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