Disposable cartridge for a linear surgical stapler

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a disposable cartridge for a linear surgical stapler showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view thereof, looking from the top of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 7 is an end elevational view thereof, looking from the bottom of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D282401
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1983
Date of Patent: Jan 28, 1986
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: Herbert W. Korthoff (Wilton, CT), Thomas Tompkins (Trumbull, CT)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorneys: John E. Nathan, Robert R. Jackson, Douglas J. Gilbert
Application Number: 6/480,444
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26