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Surgical cassette for a surgical system

Granted 7 Jul 2015 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: Mark W. Ross, James Gerg · Examiner: Richard E Chilcot · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/416,070
filed 17 Mar 2012
Publication
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US D733867
granted 7 Jul 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a surgical cassette showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top elevational view thereof.

FIGS. 4-6 show features of a surgical cassette with broken lines. These features are for illustrating reference or environmental structure only and do not form any part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/111

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Richard E Chilcot
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AUAU-345502-SS13 Nov 20123 Sep 2012publishedSurgical cassette for a surgical system
CACA-147309-SS31 May 20136 Sep 2012grantedSurgical cassette for a surgical system

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