Lateral anastomosis surgical stapler

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lateral anastomosis surgical stapler showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof as seen from the rear of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view thereof as seen from the left of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 7 is an end elevational view thereof as seen from the left of FIG. 3.

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D272851 February 28, 1984 Green et al.
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3482428 December 1969 Kapitanov et al.
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Foreign Patent Documents
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173878 September 1965 SUX
Patent History
Patent number: D284698
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 10, 1984
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1986
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventor: David T. Green (Norwalk, CT)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Attorneys: Robert R. Jackson, John E. Nathan, Richard A. Inz
Application Number: 6/598,784
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26