Applicator for a surgical stapler buttress
Granted 21 Jun 2022 · 4 office actions
Current assignee: Cilag Gmbh International · originally Johnson & Johnson
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Inventors: Mark S. Zeiner, Christopher J. Hess, Michael J. Vendely, John V. Hunt +2 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an applicator for a surgical stapler buttress, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the applicator for a surgical stapler buttress of FIG. 1 , the opposite rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the applicator for a surgical stapler buttress of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the applicator for a surgical stapler buttress of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the applicator for a surgical stapler buttress of FIG. 1 , the opposite bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D901686-S | S1 | 10 Nov 2020 | 28 Dec 2018 | granted | Applicator for surgical stapler buttress |
| USthis patent | US-D955576-S | S1 | 21 Jun 2022 | 4 Nov 2020 | granted | Applicator for a surgical stapler buttress |
| JP | JP-1665955-S | S | 17 Aug 2020 | 27 Jun 2019 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1668351-S | S | 14 Sep 2020 | 27 Jun 2019 | granted | no title held |
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