USPatent applicationPatented

Surgical instrument

Granted 25 Jun 2013 · no office action yet

Current assignee: DEPUY SPINE, INC. · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: Michael J. Yaremchuk, Jay Schlink, Eric Lui · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

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29/434,260
filed 11 Oct 2012
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Patent
US D685088
granted 25 Jun 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, left, rear perspective…

FIG. 1 is a top, left, rear perspective view of a surgical instrument in an open configuration according to our design;

FIG. 1A is an enlarged top, left, rear perspective view of a portion thereof;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, right, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 2A is an enlarged bottom, right, front perspective view of a portion thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top, left, rear, perspective view of the surgical instrument in a closed configuration; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom, right, front perspective view of the surgical instrument in a closed configuration.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show unclaimed subject matter only for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/143

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