Multifunctional surgical stapling instrument

- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multifunctional surgical stapling instrument;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D347474 May 31, 1994 Olson
D354564 January 17, 1995 Medema
5356064 October 18, 1994 Green
5409498 April 25, 1995 Braddock et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
0596213 May 1994 EPX
Patent History
Patent number: D381077
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 25, 1994
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventor: John V. Hunt (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Matthew S. Goodwin
Application Number: 0/30,286
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Suturing Or Fastening (e.g., Stapling, Etc.) (30) (D24/145)
International Classification: 2402;