Handle portion for an endoscopic instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handle portion for an endoscopic instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing in the FIGS. 1 through 5 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D362504
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 14, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 19, 1995
Assignee: United States Endoscopy Group, Inc. (Mentor, OH)
Inventors: Marlin Younker (Waite Hill, OH), Dean Secrest (Concord, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Watts, Hoffmann, Fisher & Heinke Co.
Application Number: 0/21,353