USPatent applicationPatented

Surgical instrument

Granted 12 Mar 2019 · no office action yet

Current assignee: ADVITA ORTHO, LLC · originally Exactech, Inc.

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Inventors: C. Michael Mauldin, Morganne Theobald, Bo Gao · Examiner: Bridget L Eland · AU 2921 · TC 2900

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29/604,802
filed 19 May 2017
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Patent
US D842989
granted 12 Mar 2019

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical instrument showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design. In addition, the unshaded surface that directly adjoins the claimed solid line edge forms no part for the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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