Orthopedic surgical instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an orthopedic surgical instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front end view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear end view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D364463
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 1994
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 1995
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: James F. Pitzen (Maplewood, MN), Jeffrey D. Smith (Marine on St. Croix, MN), Charles E. Alexson (River Falls, WI), Lawrence Fenske (Madison, WI)
Primary Examiner: Lou Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: L. Simmons
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Walter N. Kirn, Jeffrey J. Hohenshell
Application Number: 0/24,241
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146); D 8/68