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Handle of a medical tool

Granted 23 May 2023 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Medacta International Sa · originally Medacta International SA

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Inventors: Massimiliano Bernardoni, Ermete Rossi, Christian Trombetta, Frederic Laude +1 · Examiner: T Chase Nelson · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/796,089
filed 22 Jun 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D987077
granted 23 May 2023

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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 handle of a medical tool showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of our new design shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a rear view of our new design shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is left-side view of our new design shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a right-side view of our new design shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a top view of our new design shown in FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of our new design shown in FIG. 1 .

The broken lines consisting of short broken lines show the remaining portions of the handle of a medical tool that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines consisting of dot-dash lines are boundary lines that show that the claimed design extends to the boundary line but does not include the boundary line.

In the embodiment of the handle of a medical tool shown in FIGS. 1 - 7 , the medical tool may be, but is not limited to, an orthopedic tool, such as a broach, a reamer, or an impactor.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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Pendency
1.9 y
700 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Interviews
2
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T Chase Nelson
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Worldwide family

13 members · 6 offices
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Members
13
DOCDB simple family 69903795
Offices
6
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Granted
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Non-English titles
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›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D925735-SS120 Jul 20216 Feb 2020grantedHandle of a medical tool
USUS-2022401113-A1A122 Dec 20223 Nov 2020publishedBroach handle for a rasp and surgical device comprising said handle
USUS-D977635-SS17 Feb 202322 Jun 2021grantedHandle of a medical tool
USthis patentUS-D987077-SS123 May 202322 Jun 2021grantedHandle of a medical tool
USUS-12419652-B2B223 Sep 20253 Nov 2020grantedBroach handle for a rasp and surgical device comprising said handle
EPEP-4054443-A1A114 Sep 20223 Nov 2020publishedManche de broche pour râpe et dispositif chirurgical comprenant ledit manchefr
EPEP-4054443-B1B17 Jan 20263 Nov 2020grantedRäumergriff für eine raspelde
JPJP-2023501383-AA18 Jan 20233 Nov 2020publishedラスプ用のブローチハンドルおよび前記ハンドルを備える外科用デバイスja
JPJP-7405971-B2B226 Dec 20233 Nov 2020grantedラスプ用のブローチハンドルおよび前記ハンドルを備える外科用デバイスja
WOWO-2021090151-A1A114 May 20213 Nov 2020publishedManche de broche pour râpe et dispositif chirurgical comprenant ledit manchefr
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-2020379285-A1A116 Jun 20223 Nov 2020publishedBroach handle for a rasp and surgical device comprising said handle
AUAU-2020379285-B2B223 Nov 20233 Nov 2020grantedBroach handle for a rasp and surgical device comprising said handle
ITIT-201900020576-A1A17 May 20217 Nov 2019publishedManico per raspa e dispositivo chirurgico comprendente detto manicoit

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