Linear surgical stapler
Granted 4 Jul 2023 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: Cilag Gmbh International · originally Johnson & Johnson
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Inventors: David K. Norvell, Matthew S. Corbin, Jason D. Jones, Andrew C. Deck +1 · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›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 drawings depict portions of the linear surgical stapler that form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D928319-S | S1 | 17 Aug 2021 | 1 May 2019 | granted | Linear surgical stapler |
| US | US-D940319-S | S1 | 4 Jan 2022 | 25 May 2021 | granted | Linear surgical stapler |
| USthis patent | US-D991453-S | S1 | 4 Jul 2023 | 23 Dec 2021 | granted | Linear surgical stapler |
| JP | JP-1665959-S | S | 17 Aug 2020 | 31 Oct 2019 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1677863-S | S | 25 Jan 2021 | 31 Oct 2019 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1677942-S | S | 25 Jan 2021 | 31 Oct 2019 | granted | no title held |
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