Surgical clip applier

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical clip applier showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

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

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D332660
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 1990
Date of Patent: Jan 19, 1993
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: Paul O. Rawson (Easton, CT), Mace H. Bell, III (Rowayton, CT)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Thomas R. Bremer
Application Number: 7/583,722