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Irrigation/aspiration instrument connector

Granted 20 Jan 2004 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Microsurgical Technology, Inc. · originally MicroSurgical Technology, Inc.

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Inventors: Jean-Martin Baillargeon, Lawrence Laks · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/177,256
filed 4 Mar 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D485616
granted 20 Jan 2004

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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 irrigation/aspiration instrument connector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof taken from the left of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof taken from the right of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top front perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top rear perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front end elevational view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear end elevational view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment thereof taken from the left of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment thereof taken from the right of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of a second embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/129

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Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
Citations: 9 back · 0 forward

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