Gallbladder forceps
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FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of a gallbladder forceps showing our new design, the tubular housing being continuous over the area indicated by dot-dash lines;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view, in enlarged scale, of the forceps jaws of the view shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view, in enlarged scale, of the forceps jaws of the view shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the jaws of a gallbladder forceps showing a second embodiment of our new design;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the jaws of a gallbladder forceps showing a third embodiment of our new design;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the jaws of a gallbladder forceps showing a fourth embodiment of our new design, the front, rear and sides of each embodiment being identical; and,
FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view illustrating the overall length of tubular housing.
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 1990
Date of Patent: Nov 17, 1992
Assignee: Pod, Inc. (Boyce, VA)
Inventors: Joseph P. McWhinney (Millwood, VA), Michael A. Brown (Bluemont, VA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Attorney: Laurence R. Brown
Application Number: 7/563,978