Anvil for intraluminal anastomotic surgical stapler

- Ethicon, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of anvil for intraluminal surgical stapler showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, of which the rear elevational view is identical;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view in a position of use.

The broken line showing of a surgical stapling instrument in FIG. 7 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D304234 October 24, 1989 Green et al.
D320080 September 17, 1991 Lipatov et al.
4319576 March 16, 1982 Rothfuss
4576167 March 18, 1986 Noiles
Patent History
Patent number: D331971
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 1990
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1992
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventor: Lauren O. Main (Loveland, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Attorney: Paul A. Coletti
Application Number: 7/583,781