Surgical clip applier

- Tyco Healthcare Group LP
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is an end elevation thereof shown on a slightly enlarged scale;

FIG. 5 is an end elevation of the end opposite that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1 through 5;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side elevation thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is an end elevation thereof shown on a slightly enlarged scale; and,

FIG. 10 is an end elevation of the end opposite that shown in FIG. 9.

The broken lines are intended for the purposes of environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a surgical clip applier, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D629101
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 24, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 14, 2010
Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP (New Haven, CT)
Inventor: Marco Bogazzi (New Haven, CT)
Primary Examiner: Charles A Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Carissa C Fitts
Application Number: 29/256,801