Endoscopic suture knot pusher

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Description

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the endoscopic suture knot pusher in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates an enlarged front end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 illustrates an enlarged rear end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 illustrates a top plan view thereof, shown broken in the center for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 5 illustrates a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 illustrates a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 illustrates a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 illustrates a perspective view thereof rotated 90 degrees, the shaft is shown broken in the center for convenience of illustration.

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Patent History
Patent number: D353002
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 1992
Date of Patent: Nov 29, 1994
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventor: H. Jonathan Tovey (Milford, CT)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Application Number: 0/2,521