Surgical suture knot pusher with hooks
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Description
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a surgical suture knot pusher with hooks showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along the lines 6--6 of FIG. 1.
The broken line showing of the handle and shaft in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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Patent History
Patent number: D359355
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 1995
Assignee: American Cyanamid Company (Wayne, NJ)
Inventors: Michael C. Ferragamo (North Dighton, MA), Joseph H. Sklar (Longmeadow, MA), Charles H. Brown, Jr. (Wellesley, MA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorneys: Douglas E. Denninger, Ari M. Bai
Application Number: 0/4,867
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 1995
Assignee: American Cyanamid Company (Wayne, NJ)
Inventors: Michael C. Ferragamo (North Dighton, MA), Joseph H. Sklar (Longmeadow, MA), Charles H. Brown, Jr. (Wellesley, MA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorneys: Douglas E. Denninger, Ari M. Bai
Application Number: 0/4,867
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