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Linear surgical stapler

Granted 19 Apr 2022 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Cilag Gmbh International · originally Johnson & Johnson

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

Application
29/767,674
filed 25 Jan 2021
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US D949338
granted 19 Apr 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 broken lines in the FIGS. 1-7 are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the linear surgical stapler and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/145

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USUS-D913495-SS116 Mar 202113 Aug 2018grantedLinear surgical stapler
USthis patentUS-D949338-SS119 Apr 202225 Jan 2021grantedLinear surgical stapler
JPJP-1646352-SS25 Nov 201912 Feb 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1653787-SS25 Feb 202012 Feb 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1653885-SS25 Feb 202012 Feb 2019grantedno title held

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