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Circular anastomosis surgical stapler

Granted 27 Dec 1983 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Xerox · originally U.S. Department of Justice

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Inventors: Richard Yagami, Douglas G. Noiles, Paul O. Rawson · Examiner: Bernard Ansher · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application

270276

filed 3 Jun 1981

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US D271994

granted 27 Dec 1983

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a circular anastomosis surgical stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end elevation as seen from the left of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an end elevation as seen from the right of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

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Claims

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a circular anastomosis surgical stapler, as shown in the accompanying drawings.

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D24/26D24/27

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Bernard Ansher

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D271994-S	S	27 Dec 1983	3 Jun 1981	granted	Circular anastomosis surgical stapler

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-48668-S	S	14 Sep 1981	20 May 1981	granted	Circular anastomosis surgical stapler

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