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Surgical needle device

Granted 30 Jun 2015 · no office action yet

Current assignee: SLATE LAW GROUP · originally AMS Research Corporation

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Inventors: John F. Otte, James R. Mujwid · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application

29/450,457

filed 18 Mar 2013

Publication

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US D733298

granted 30 Jun 2015

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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 surgical needle device showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a surgical needle device, as shown and described.

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/146

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2.3 y

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Examiner

Ian Simmons

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Worldwide family

24 members · 8 offices

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DOCDB simple family 41393584

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US · EP · KR · CN · WO

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›IP5 & PCT — 19 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2010105979-A1	A1	29 Apr 2010	27 Oct 2009	published	Surgical Needle and Anchor System with Retractable Features
US	US-2013217958-A1	A1	22 Aug 2013	18 Mar 2013	published	Surgical Needle Device
US	US-8944990-B2	B2	3 Feb 2015	27 Oct 2009	granted	Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features
USthis patent	US-D733298-S	S1	30 Jun 2015	18 Mar 2013	granted	Surgical needle device
US	US-2015327971-A1	A1	19 Nov 2015	28 Jul 2015	published	Surgical Needle and Anchor System with Retractable Features
US	US-10357284-B2	B2	23 Jul 2019	18 Mar 2013	granted	Surgical needle device
US	US-10398431-B2	B2	3 Sep 2019	28 Jul 2015	granted	Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features
US	US-2019298344-A1	A1	3 Oct 2019	17 Jun 2019	published	Surgical needle device
US	US-2022273296-A9	A9	1 Sep 2022	17 Jun 2019	published	Surgical needle device
US	US-12310623-B2	B2	27 May 2025	17 Jun 2019	granted	Surgical needle device
US	US-2025204954-A1	A1	26 Jun 2025	10 Jan 2025	published	Surgical needle device
EP	EP-2349018-A1	A1	3 Aug 2011	27 Oct 2009	published	Aiguille chirurgicale et système d'ancre avec éléments rétractablesfr
EP	EP-2349018-B1	B1	1 Aug 2018	27 Oct 2009	granted	Chirurgisches nadel-und-anker-system mit zurückziehattributende
EP	EP-3424437-A1	A1	9 Jan 2019	27 Oct 2009	published	Aiguille chirurgicale et système d'ancrage comportant des éléments rétractablesfr
KR	KR-20110082170-A	A	18 Jul 2011	27 Oct 2009	published	신축자재한 요소를 갖는 앵커 시스템 및 외과 수술용 바늘ko
KR	KR-101719512-B1	B1	4 Apr 2017	27 Oct 2009	granted	신축자재한 요소를 갖는 앵커 시스템 및 외과 수술용 바늘ko
CN	CN-102245111-A	A	16 Nov 2011	27 Oct 2009	published	Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features
CN	CN-102245111-B	B	16 Jul 2014	27 Oct 2009	granted	Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features
WO	WO-2010051273-A1	A1	6 May 2010	27 Oct 2009	published	Aiguille chirurgicale et système d'ancre avec éléments rétractablesfr

›Other offices — 5 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2009308934-A1	A1	6 May 2010	27 Oct 2009	published	Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features
AU	AU-2009308934-B2	B2	19 Mar 2015	27 Oct 2009	granted	Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features
BR	BR-PI0920253-A2	A2	27 Jun 2017	27 Oct 2009	published	dispositivo de agulha cirúrgica, sistema de agulha cirúrgica, e, método para usar um dispositivo de agulha cirúrgica.pt
CA	CA-2742686-A1	A1	6 May 2010	27 Oct 2009	published	Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features
CA	CA-2742686-C	C	12 Apr 2016	27 Oct 2009	granted	Surgical needle and anchor system with retractable features

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