Cartridge for a skin stapler

- Ethicon, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cartridge for a skin stapler showing our new design, the broken line showing of a skin stapler being for illustrative purposes only, and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D278656 April 30, 1985 Green et al.
D282400 January 28, 1986 Guy et al.
4204623 May 27, 1980 Green
4349028 September 14, 1982 Green
4648542 March 10, 1987 Fox et al.
4662555 May 5, 1987 Thornton
4669647 June 2, 1987 Horace
Foreign Patent Documents
81/01953 July 1981 WOX
Other references
  • Auto Suture.RTM. Skin & Fascia brochure Sep. 1974, Staple in upper right hand box of first (cover) page. Information Booklet WECK 360 LK Skin Stapler .COPYRGT.1985.
Patent History
Patent number: D326323
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 28, 1989
Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventors: John V. Hunt (Milford, OH), Michael A. Murray (Bellevue, KY)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Celia A. Murphy
Attorney: Paul A. Coletti
Application Number: 7/413,887