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Orthopedic surgical instrument

Granted 21 Nov 1995 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company · originally 3M Company

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Inventors: Lawrence Fenske, James F. Pitzen, Charles E. Alexson, Jeffrey D. Smith · Examiner: Lou Zarfas · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 10 Jun 1994
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US D364463
granted 21 Nov 1995

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an orthopedic surgical instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front end view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear end view thereof.

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D24/146D08/68

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