USPatent applicationPatented

End effector tip with undercut top jaw

Granted 15 Jun 2010 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Covidien · originally TE Connectivity

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Inventors: Dylan R. Kingsley, Jeffrey R. Unger, Steven P. Buysse, Pierre Gherardi +1 · Examiner: Lisa P Lichtenstein · AU 2917 · TC 2900

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29/337,023
filed 13 May 2009
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Patent
US D617902
granted 15 Jun 2010

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of an end effector tip with undercut top jaw in accordance with an embodiment of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a front, perspective view of a top portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front, elevation view of the top portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear, elevation view of the top portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a top, plan view of the top portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a bottom, plan view of the top portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a right, side elevational view of the top portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a left, side elevational view of the top portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is a front, perspective view of a bottom portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 10 is a front, elevation view of the bottom portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 11 is a rear, elevation view of the bottom portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 12 is a top, plan view of the bottom portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 13 is a bottom, plan view of the bottom portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 14 is a right, side elevational view of the bottom portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 15 is a left, side elevational view of the bottom portion of the end effector tip with undercut top jaw of FIG. 1 .

The broken line showing of portions of an end effector tip with undercut top jaw is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D24/146

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