Surgical stapler

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a surgical 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: D273131
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 1981
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 1984
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: Douglas G. Noiles (New Canaan, CT), Paul O. Rawson (Easton, CT), Richard Yagami (Bridgewater, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Attorneys: John E. Nathan, Stephen P. Gilbert
Application Number: 6/308,087
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26; D24/27; 128/325; 128/334R