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User interface for a surgical instrument

Granted 12 Jun 2012 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: cilag gmbh international · originally Johnson & Johnson

Inventors: Matthew C. Miller, Daniel W. Price, Carrie I. Fihe, Cory G. Kimball +3 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application

29/402,697

filed 26 Sep 2011

Publication

Not published

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US D661801

granted 12 Jun 2012

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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 user interface for a surgical instrument showing our design.

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

Portions of the user interface for a surgical instrument shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a user interface for a surgical instrument, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/145D24/133

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0.7 y

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non-final + final

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Examiner

Wan Laymon

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Worldwide family

29 members · 7 offices

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US · EP · JP · CN · WO

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›IP5 & PCT — 23 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2009105750-A1	A1	23 Apr 2009	3 Oct 2008	published	Ergonomic surgical instruments
USthis patent	US-D661801-S	S1	12 Jun 2012	26 Sep 2011	granted	User interface for a surgical instrument
US	US-D661802-S	S1	12 Jun 2012	26 Sep 2011	granted	User interface for a surgical instrument
US	US-D661803-S	S1	12 Jun 2012	26 Sep 2011	granted	User interface for a surgical instrument
US	US-D661804-S	S1	12 Jun 2012	26 Sep 2011	granted	User interface for a surgical instrument
US	US-2012184946-A1	A1	19 Jul 2012	21 Mar 2012	published	Ergonomic surgical instruments
US	US-8623027-B2	B2	7 Jan 2014	3 Oct 2008	granted	Ergonomic surgical instruments
US	US-2014155921-A1	A1	5 Jun 2014	4 Feb 2014	published	Ergonomic surgical instruments
US	US-9486236-B2	B2	8 Nov 2016	21 Mar 2012	granted	Ergonomic surgical instruments
US	US-9848902-B2	B2	26 Dec 2017	4 Feb 2014	granted	Ergonomic surgical instruments
US	US-2018206881-A1	A1	26 Jul 2018	11 Dec 2017	published	Ergonomic surgical instruments
US	US-10828059-B2	B2	10 Nov 2020	11 Dec 2017	granted	Ergonomic surgical instruments
EP	EP-2217157-A2	A2	18 Aug 2010	3 Oct 2008	published	Ergonomische operationsinstrumentede
EP	EP-2796102-A2	A2	29 Oct 2014	3 Oct 2008	published	Instruments chirurgicaux ergonomiquesfr
EP	EP-2796102-A3	A3	31 Dec 2014	3 Oct 2008	published	Instruments chirurgicaux ergonomiquesfr
EP	EP-2796102-B1	B1	14 Mar 2018	3 Oct 2008	granted	Ergonomische chirurgische Instrumentede
JP	JP-2010540186-A	A	24 Dec 2010	3 Oct 2008	published	人間工学的外科用器具ja
JP	JP-2013208456-A	A	10 Oct 2013	22 May 2013	published	Ergonomic surgical instrument
JP	JP-5863704-B2	B2	17 Feb 2016	22 May 2013	granted	人間工学的外科用器具ja
CN	CN-101883531-A	A	10 Nov 2010	3 Oct 2008	published	人体工程学外科手术器械zh
CN	CN-101883531-B	B	2 Jul 2014	3 Oct 2008	granted	Ergonomic surgical instruments
WO	WO-2009046234-A2	A2	9 Apr 2009	3 Oct 2008	published	Ergonomic surgical instruments
WO	WO-2009046234-A3	A3	23 Jul 2009	3 Oct 2008	published	Ergonomic surgical instruments

›Other offices — 6 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2008308606-A1	A1	9 Apr 2009	3 Oct 2008	published	Ergonomic surgical instruments
AU	AU-342218-S	S	30 Apr 2012	23 Mar 2012	published	User interface for a surgical instrument
AU	AU-342219-S	S	30 Apr 2012	23 Mar 2012	published	User interface for a surgical instrument
AU	AU-2008308606-B2	B2	18 Dec 2014	3 Oct 2008	granted	Ergonomic surgical instruments
CA	CA-2701962-A1	A1	9 Apr 2009	3 Oct 2008	published	Ergonomic surgical instruments
CA	CA-2701962-C	C	31 May 2016	3 Oct 2008	granted	Ergonomic surgical instruments

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