Surgical stapling instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a surgical stapling instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the front portion of the instrument; and

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the rear portion of the instrument.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D253612 December 4, 1979 Jarvik et al.
3873016 March 1975 Fishbein
4076162 February 28, 1978 Kapitanov et al.
4109844 August 29, 1978 Becht
4179057 December 18, 1979 Becht et al.
4185762 January 29, 1980 Froehlich
4196836 April 8, 1980 Becht
Patent History
Patent number: D269459
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 6, 1980
Date of Patent: Jun 21, 1983
Assignee: American Cyanamid Company (Stamford, CT)
Inventors: Reinhart Butter (Columbus, OH), Lehmann K. Li (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Attorney: Charles F. Costello, Jr.
Application Number: 6/194,711
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/27; D 8/49
International Classification: D2402;