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Handle assembly for surgical instrument

Granted 1 Feb 2011 · no office action yet

Application
29/361,917
filed 17 May 2010
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US D631965
granted 1 Feb 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a left perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a left perspective view of a handle assembly for a surgical instrument showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a bottom side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a left perspective view of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1-7 .

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a bottom side view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a left perspective view of a second modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 8-14 .

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 17 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 18 is a bottom side view thereof.

FIG. 19 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 20 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 21 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 22 is a left perspective view of a third modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 8-14 .

FIG. 23 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 24 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 25 is a bottom side view thereof.

FIG. 26 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 27 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 28 is a front view thereof.

The broken lines showing portions of a handle assembly for surgical instrument are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/145D24/133

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USUS-D594983-SS123 Jun 20095 Oct 2007grantedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
USUS-D618797-SS129 Jun 201012 Nov 2008grantedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
USthis patentUS-D631965-SS11 Feb 201117 May 2010grantedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
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AUAU-320469-SS28 Jul 20082 Apr 2008publishedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
AUAU-320470-SS28 Jul 20082 Apr 2008publishedHandle assembly for surgical instrument
CACA-125488-SS10 Aug 20093 Apr 2008grantedHandle assembly for surgical instrument

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