Surgical stapler

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a surgical stapler being dispensed during use from the left end of the device;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the device;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the device;

FIG. 4 is an end view of the device looking from the left of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an end view of the device looking from the right of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view as seen from the front and top of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 7 is a perspective view as seen from the rear and bottom of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D253612 December 4, 1979 Jarvik et al.
D269459 June 21, 1983 Butter et al.
2707783 May 1955 Sullivan
4196836 April 8, 1980 Becht
4296881 October 27, 1981 Lee
Foreign Patent Documents
40683 December 1981 EPX
999609 April 1982 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D273130
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 1981
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 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: 6/308,085
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26; D24/27