Suture dispenser

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a suture dispenser showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image of the side shown;

FIG. 4 is a front end elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The suture element is shown partially broken away in the various views to indicate indeterminate length.

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Patent History
Patent number: D334860
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 7, 1991
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 1993
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: David L. Brown (Wallingford, CT), Stanley J. Malinowski (Guilford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Attorneys: Thomas R. Bremer, Peter G. Dilworth, Rocco S. Barrese
Application Number: 7/638,412
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6515; D/9419; Suturing Or Fastening (e.g., Stapling, Etc.) (30) (D24/145); D28/64