Disposable surgical trocar

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disposable surgical trocar, showing our new design, shown from below and to the left thereof;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being substantially identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D358209
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 30, 1992
Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
Assignee: Marlow Surgical Technologies, Inc. (Willoughby, OH)
Inventors: Haans K. Petruschke (Kirtland, OH), Scott C. Marlow (Chesterland, OH)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Thompson, Hine & Flory
Application Number: 0/2,133
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)