Linear surgical stapler with permanent anvil
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a linear surgical stapler with permanent anvil showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, looking from the right of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an end elevational view thereof, looking from the left of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.
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Patent History
Patent number: D285604
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1983
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 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 M. Reid
Attorney: Thomas R. Bremer
Application Number: 6/480,432
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1983
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 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 M. Reid
Attorney: Thomas R. Bremer
Application Number: 6/480,432
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D24/26;
D24/27