USPatent applicationPatented

Disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter

Granted 22 May 2018 · 3 office actions

Current assignee: Covidien · originally Medtronic

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Inventors: Kenneth E. Netzel, Scott N. Lacosta, Peixiong Yi, Robert M. Sharp +1 · Examiner: Thomas Johannes · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application· this page
29/546,943
filed 30 Nov 2015
Publication
Not published
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Patent
US D818584
granted 22 May 2018

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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 a disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter of FIG. 1 .

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-7 illustrate portions of the disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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904 days filing → grant
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Examiner
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