Linear closure surgical stapler

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan 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 left of FIG. 2;

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

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D195591 July 1963 Sage et al.
D253612 December 4, 1979 Jarvik et al.
3252643 May 1966 Strekopytov
3795034 March 1974 Strekopytov
4204623 May 27, 1980 Green
4354628 October 19, 1982 Green
Foreign Patent Documents
888865 December 1971 CAX
506963 July 1973 SUX
Patent History
Patent number: D272276
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 3, 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: 6/270,281
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26; D24/27; D 8/49
International Classification: D2402;