Bladeless obturator member
Granted 20 Mar 2012 · 1 office action
Current assignee: Covidien · originally TE Connectivity
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Inventors: Robert C. Smith, Gregory Fischvogt · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a bladeless obturator member shown attached to a distal end of a trocar in accordance with an embodiment of the present design;
FIG. 2 is perspective view of the bladeless obturator member of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the bladeless obturator member of FIG. 1 , the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view;
FIG. 4 is a proximal end view of the bladeless obturator member of FIG. 1 viewed from the proximal end of the bladeless obturator member looking toward the distal end of the bladeless obturator member;
FIG. 5 is a distal end view of the bladeless obturator member of FIG. 1 viewed from the distal end of the bladeless obturator member looking toward the proximal end of the bladeless obturator member; and,
FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the bladeless obturator member of FIG. 1 , the left side elevation view being a mirror image of the right side elevation view.
In FIGS. 1-6 , the features of the bladeless obturator member shown in phantom lines are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute a part of the claimed design.
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