Surgical fastener
Granted 5 Apr 2022 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Ethicon · originally Johnson & Johnson
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Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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The Applicant of the present application owns the following U.S. Design Patent Applications that were filed on Jun. 24, 2016 and which are each herein incorporated by reference in their respective entireties:
U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/569,227, entitled Surgical Fastener; now U.S. Design Pat. No. D822,206;
U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/569,259, entitled Surgical Fastener Cartridge, now U.S. Design Pat. No. D847,989; and
U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/569,264, entitled Surgical Fastener Cartridge, now U.S. Design Pat. No. D850,617.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical fastener.
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 6 is a left elevation view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 7 is a right elevation view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a surgical fastener.
FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 8 .
FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 8 .
FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 8 .
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 8 .
FIG. 13 is a left elevation view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 8 ; and,
FIG. 14 is a right elevation view of the surgical fastener of FIG. 8 .
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D826405-S | S1 | 21 Aug 2018 | 24 Jun 2016 | granted | Surgical fastener |
| US | US-D894389-S | S1 | 25 Aug 2020 | 20 Aug 2018 | granted | Surgical fastener |
| USthis patent | US-D948043-S | S1 | 5 Apr 2022 | 19 Aug 2020 | granted | Surgical fastener |
| JP | JP-1599378-S | S | 12 Mar 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1599628-S | S | 12 Mar 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1605572-S | S | 4 Jun 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1605573-S | S | 4 Jun 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1605574-S | S | 4 Jun 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1605575-S | S | 4 Jun 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1605996-S | S | 4 Jun 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1605997-S | S | 4 Jun 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1605998-S | S | 4 Jun 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1605999-S | S | 4 Jun 2018 | 22 Dec 2016 | granted | no title held |
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