Loading mechanism for a surgical suturing instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a loading mechanism for a surgical suturing instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D374285
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 6, 1994
Date of Patent: Oct 1, 1996
Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: Stephan A. DeFonzo (Bridgeport, CT), Francis D. Colligan (Waterbury, CT), Ronald H. Belcourt, Jr. (Meriden, CT), Dragomir C. Marinkovich (Sandy Hook, CT)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Application Number: 0/29,488