Surgical skin stapler

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical skin stapler showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view opposite that shown in FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D271714 December 6, 1983 Green
3576288 April 1971 Green
4109844 August 29, 1978 Becht
4179057 December 18, 1979 Becht et al.
4316468 February 23, 1982 Klieman et al.
4411378 October 25, 1983 Warman
Patent History
Patent number: D278656
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 1982
Date of Patent: Apr 30, 1985
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: David T. Green (Norwalk, CT), Paul O. Rawson (Easton, CT), Richard H. Yagami (Bridgewater, CT)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne N. Gitlin
Attorneys: John E. Nathan, Stephen P. Gilbert
Application Number: 6/375,003
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26; D24/27; D 8/49