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Surgical fastener cartridge

Granted 10 Dec 2019 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: cilag gmbh international · originally Johnson & Johnson

Inventors: James A. Vandewalle, Morgan R. Hunter, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application

29/609,093

filed 28 Jun 2017

Publication

Not published

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US D869655

granted 10 Dec 2019

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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 fastener cartridge.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the surgical fastener cartridge of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the surgical fastener cartridge of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a left elevation view of the surgical fastener cartridge of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a right elevation view of the surgical fastener cartridge of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the surgical fastener cartridge of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the surgical fastener cartridge of FIG. 1 .

The wire frame lines shown throughout the views are intended to indicate surface contour.

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Claims

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1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a surgical fastener cartridge, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/145

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D869655-S	S1	10 Dec 2019	28 Jun 2017	granted	Surgical fastener cartridge
JP	JP-1618301-S	S	19 Nov 2018	27 Dec 2017	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1624301-S	S	12 Feb 2019	27 Dec 2017	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1624302-S	S	12 Feb 2019	27 Dec 2017	granted	no title held

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