Reducer cap for a safety trocar

- Ethicon, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a reducer cap for a safety trocar showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof, the broken line showing of the surgical trocar is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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4535773 August 20, 1985 Yoon
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Foreign Patent Documents
89/03661 May 1989 EPX
Patent History
Patent number: D335536
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 26, 1990
Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventor: Randy R. Stephens (Fairfield, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Paul A. Coletti
Application Number: 7/618,325
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