Combined surgical occluding and cutting instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a combined surgical occluding and cutting instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view as seen from FIG. 1; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view as seen from FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D286439
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 23, 1984
Date of Patent: Oct 28, 1986
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: David T. Green (Norwalk, CT), Paul O. Rawson (Easton, CT), Richard Yagami (Bridgewater, CT)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Attorney: Thomas R. Bremer
Application Number: 6/573,048
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26