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Linear surgical stapler

Granted 4 Jan 2022 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Cilag Gmbh International · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: Andrew C. Deck, Jason Jones, Brian D. Schings, Matthew S. Corbin +1 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/785,363
filed 25 May 2021
Publication
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US D940319
granted 4 Jan 2022

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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 linear surgical stapler, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the linear surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the linear surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a left elevational view of the linear surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a right elevational view of the linear surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the linear surgical stapler of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the linear surgical stapler of FIG. 1 .

The stapler features shown in broken lines are unclaimed environment and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/145

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USUS-D928319-SS117 Aug 20211 May 2019grantedLinear surgical stapler
USthis patentUS-D940319-SS14 Jan 202225 May 2021grantedLinear surgical stapler
USUS-D991453-SS14 Jul 202323 Dec 2021grantedLinear surgical stapler
JPJP-1665959-SS17 Aug 202031 Oct 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1677863-SS25 Jan 202131 Oct 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1677942-SS25 Jan 202131 Oct 2019grantedno title held

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