Surgical handpiece tip protector

- Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of our new design for a surgical handpiece tip protector showing the upper and left side from the top end;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 1 taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the surgical handpiece tip protector in FIG. 1 taken along line 9--9 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of our new design for a surgical handpiece tip protector showing the upper and left side from the top end;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 10;

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the surgical handpiece tip protector illustrated in FIG. 10 taken along line 17--17 in FIG. 16; and,

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the surgical handpiece tip protector in FIG. 10 taken along line 18--18 in FIG. 15.

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D302206 July 11, 1989 McAlister
D321401 November 5, 1991 Scanlan et al.
D342315 December 14, 1993 Gordon
3149717 September 1964 Castelli
4688560 August 25, 1987 Schultz
4711352 December 8, 1987 Williams et al.
4976712 December 11, 1990 Vanderslih
Patent History
Patent number: D354283
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 10, 1995
Assignee: Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Inventors: George W. Rhen, Jr. (Sinking Springs, PA), Gregory A. Auchter (Mt. Penn, PA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Jeffrey S. Schira
Application Number: 0/7,332