Powered skin stapler

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a powered skin stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the device;

FIG. 3 is an end view of the device, looking from the left of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an end view of the device, looking from the right of FIG.2; and

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the device.

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Patent History
Patent number: D271331
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 3, 1981
Date of Patent: Nov 8, 1983
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: David T. Green (Norwalk, CT), Paul Rawson (Easton, CT), Richard Yagami (Bridgewater, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Attorney: Stephen P. Gilbert
Application Number: 6/270,277
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26; D24/27; D 8/49; D 8/68
International Classification: D2402; D0805;