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Scalpel handle

Granted 6 May 2014 · 2 office actions

Assignee: University of Massachusetts

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Inventors: Raymond Dunn · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/377,576
filed 22 Oct 2010
Publication
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US D704337
granted 6 May 2014

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of a scalpel handle.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the scalpel handle; and,

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the scalpel handle.

The broken line showing is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

It is designed to receive a scalpel blade and be used by medical personnel during surgical procedures.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/147

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Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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