Dispenser for surgical sutures

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of my design for a dispenser for surgical sutures;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 taken along the vertical center line of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of FIGS. 1 to 4 showing the reel and disc portions separately;

FIG. 7 is an alternative opaque reel of the reel shown in FIG. 6.

The lettering in broken lines in FIG. 2 is for illustrative purposes only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3095159 June 1963 Stacy et al.
3185299 May 1965 Trainer
3376973 April 1968 Granowitz et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D263505
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 1979
Date of Patent: Mar 23, 1982
Assignee: American Cyanamid Company (Stamford, CT)
Inventor: Seymour Black (West Hartford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Veronica O'Keefe
Attorney: Charles F. Costello, Jr.
Application Number: 6/80,835
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/99; 242/96; 206/633
International Classification: D2499;