Surgical fastener

Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a surgical fastener showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the surgical fastener;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the surgical fastener, to which the left side is identical;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the surgical fastener;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the surgical fastener; and

FIG. 6 is a top rear perspective view of the surgical fastener.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2014746 September 1935 Robergel
3403592 October 1968 Larson
3869957 March 1975 Barth et al.
4090337 May 23, 1978 Szekeres
4402445 September 6, 1983 Green
4434796 March 6, 1984 Karapetian et al.
4534350 August 13, 1985 Golden et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
713384 August 1954 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D286180
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 1984
Date of Patent: Oct 14, 1986
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventor: Herbert W. Korthoff (Wilton, CT)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Attorney: Thomas R. Bremer
Application Number: 6/662,972
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/27; D24/29