Stapling head feature for a surgical stapler
Granted 29 Sep 2020 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: cilag gmbh international · originally Johnson & Johnson
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Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a stapling head feature for a surgical stapler, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a left elevational view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a right elevational view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 , taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 7 ; and,
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the stapling head feature for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1 , taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 7 .
The evenly-spaced broken lines in the drawings are included for purpose of illustrating portions of the staple head feature for a surgical stapler that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash-dot broken lines in the drawings are included for the purpose of defining the boundary of the claim, it being understood that the dot-dash-dot broken lines themselves form no part of the claimed design. The defined boundary represents a repeatable unit of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D833010-S | S1 | 6 Nov 2018 | 17 Feb 2017 | granted | Stapling head feature for a surgical stapler |
| USthis patent | US-D897531-S | S1 | 29 Sep 2020 | 5 Oct 2018 | granted | Stapling head feature for a surgical stapler |
| JP | JP-1603088-S | S | 7 May 2018 | 16 Aug 2017 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1609141-S | S | 17 Jul 2018 | 16 Aug 2017 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1609142-S | S | 17 Jul 2018 | 16 Aug 2017 | granted | no title held |
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