Surgical ligating instrument

- American Cyanamid Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a surgical ligating instrument showing our new design, partially broken away for ease of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of a second modified embodiment of the instrument illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of a third embodiment of the instrument illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of a fourth embodiment of the instrument illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary side elevation of the probe member, shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a side perspective view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the opposite side of FIG. 9 in an alternate position.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D253611 December 4, 1979 Jarvik
4169476 October 2, 1979 Hiltebrandt
4212305 July 15, 1980 Lahay
4296751 October 27, 1981 Blake et al.
4325376 April 20, 1982 Klieman et al.
Other references
  • Ligaclip, Ethicon Brochure, 1973, E-774, p. 7, Ligaclip Large Appliers.
Patent History
Patent number: D275885
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 29, 1981
Date of Patent: Oct 9, 1984
Assignee: American Cyanamid Company (Stamford, CT)
Inventors: John R. Montgomery (Fairfield, CT), Milton W. Brumaghim (Newton, CT), Jose C. Deniega (Brookfield, CT), Reinhart Butter (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Attorney: Charles F. Costello, Jr.
Application Number: 6/278,256
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26