Surgical stapler

- Senmed, Inc.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view from the side opposite of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view showing the surgical stapler partially disassembled.

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Patent History
Patent number: D285836
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 7, 1985
Date of Patent: Sep 23, 1986
Assignee: Senmed, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: John V. Hunt (Milford, OH), Lawrence E. Spreckelmeier (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorneys: Charles P. Boukus, Jr., Jerrold J. Litzinger
Application Number: 6/689,466
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26