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Surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features

Granted 18 Apr 2023 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Cilag Gmbh International · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Nicholas D. Courtwright, Stephen D. Geresy, Kevin D. Sackett +1 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/771,993
filed 26 Feb 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D983972
granted 18 Apr 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a surgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a first side elevational view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a second side elevational view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the staple cartridge housing of FIG. 1 .

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/145

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USUS-D926317-SS127 Jul 202128 Dec 2018grantedSurgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features
USthis patentUS-D983972-SS118 Apr 202326 Feb 2021grantedSurgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features
USUS-D1035875-SS116 Jul 202420 Mar 2023grantedSurgical stapler deck with tissue engagement cleat features
JPJP-1659359-SS11 May 202027 Jun 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1660262-SS25 May 202027 Jun 2019grantedno title held

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