Combined proximal end and shaft of a low profile surgical suture knot pusher

- American Cyanamid Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a combined proximal end and shaft of a low profile surgical suture knot pusher 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;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of the shaft and handle in the FIGS. 1,2,4,and 5 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D360688
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Jul 25, 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: 0/4,866