Surgical stapling instrument

- American Cyanamid Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a surgical stapling instrument showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

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

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

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation thereof, with portions partially shown in section;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the stapling instrument;

FIG. 7 is a cross-section taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 8; and

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the instrument track cover.

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: D271418
Type: Grant
Filed: May 27, 1980
Date of Patent: Nov 15, 1983
Assignee: American Cyanamid Company (Stamford, CT)
Inventors: Jay E. Campbell (Upper Black Eddy, PA), Richard H. Reichmann (Churchville, PA), Lehmann K. Li (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Attorney: Charles F. Costello, Jr.
Application Number: 6/153,227
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26; D24/27
International Classification: D2402;