Surgical instrument for suturing

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a surgical instrument for suturing showing our new design, shown in open position, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a lefthand end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a righthand end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof, shown in closed position, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view at an enlarged scale showing the distal end of the surgical instrument in open position;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of the distal end of the instrument shown in closed position; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the distal end of the instrument in the open position to receive a suture.

The broken line showing of the handle and suture in FIGS. 1-6 and 9 is for illustrative purpose only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368776
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 19, 1993
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 1996
Inventors: Frederick K. Toy (Seaford, DE), Roy T. Smoot, Jr. (Seaford, DE), Robert H. LaPrad (Seaford, DE)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell and Skillman
Application Number: 0/14,349