FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1 , the right side elevational view (not shown) being a mirror image of the left side elevational view of FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1 .

The broken line showing of the surgical knife safety handle, blade and blade support is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design. Broken lines are also used to show surface circular features on the grip portion of the surgical knife safety handle, such surface circular features also forming no part of the claimed design.

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1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a surgical knife safety handle, as shown and described.

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4 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A61F9/013
A61B19/00
A61B17/32

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/147

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2004215174-A1	A1	28 Oct 2004	22 Apr 2003	published	Surgical knife safety handle
US	US-7022128-B2	B2	4 Apr 2006	22 Apr 2003	granted	Surgical knife safety handle
US	US-D685091-S	S1	25 Jun 2013	14 Mar 2011	granted	Surgical knife safety handle guard
USthis patent	US-D685092-S	S1	25 Jun 2013	14 Mar 2011	granted	Surgical knife safety handle
CN	CN-1798525-A	A	5 Jul 2006	21 Apr 2004	published	Surgical knife safety handle
CN	CN-100482180-C	C	29 Apr 2009	21 Apr 2004	granted	Safety handle of scalpel

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
BR	BR-122015009068-B1	B1	27 Oct 2015	21 Apr 2004	published	dispositivo de cabo de segurança para bisturi cirúrgicopt
BR	BR-122015009068-B8	B8	22 Jun 2021	21 Apr 2004	published	dispositivo de cabo de segurança para bisturi cirúrgicopt

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