Linear closure surgical stapler

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a linear closure surgical stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation;

FIG. 3 is an end elevation as seen from the right of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an end elevation as seen from the left of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view.

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Patent History
Patent number: D272272
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 1981
Date of Patent: Jan 17, 1984
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: David T. Green (Norwalk, CT), Paul O. Rawson (Easton, CT), Richard Yagami (Bridgewater, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Attorneys: John E. Nathan, Stephen P. Gilbert
Application Number: 6/280,111
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26; D24/27; D 8/49
International Classification: D2402;