Surgical forceps

- ENDOMAGNETICS LTD
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical forceps;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the surgical forceps;

FIG. 3 is a bottom of the surgical forceps;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the surgical forceps;

FIG. 5 is another side view of the surgical forceps;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the surgical forceps; and,

FIG. 7 is a back view of the surgical forceps.

Claims

The ornamental design for surgical forceps, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1147348
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 19, 2023
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2026
Assignee: ENDOMAGNETICS LTD
Inventors: Oliver Andrew Sowerby (Cambridge), Thomas James Etheridge (Cambridge), Steven William McLellan (Cambridge), Isobel Rachel Sands (Cambridge), Kay Ashley Sinclair (Cambridge)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Elizabeth S Struble
Application Number: 29/921,778
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Clamp Or Forceps (28) (D24/143)