Retractable surgical knife

Description

FIG. 1 is a front and top perspective view of a rectractable surgical knife showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a back elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front and top perspective view thereof, with the blade in retracted position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D359356
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 1995
Inventor: Richard S. Werner (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt
Application Number: 0/16,028