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Tip portion of a surgical retractor blade

Granted 26 Oct 2010 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine Inc. · originally EBI

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Inventors: David Barry, Christopher Meyer, Oliver Buchert, Nicholas J. Bender · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/326,663
filed 22 Oct 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D626223
granted 26 Oct 2010

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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 tip portion of a surgical retractor blade in accordance with our design.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, it being understood that the opposite side is a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is bottom view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a tip portion of a surgical retractor blade in accordance with our design, it being understood that the tip is constructed of a translucent material.

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof, it being understood that the opposite side is a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 10 is bottom view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof.

It being understood that the hidden lines shown throughout the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the present invention.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/135

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