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Manually operable irrigation surgical instrument

Granted 3 Sep 2002 · 4 office actions

Application
29/084,634
filed 6 Mar 1998
Publication
Not published
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US D462437
granted 3 Sep 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a manually operable irrigation surgical instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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IPC · International Patent Classification
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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/108

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4.5 y
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Responses
2
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Interviews
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
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