Hub for a surgical instrument

- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hub for a surgical instrument showing our new design, with empty first and second holes on the top of the hub;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the hub for a surgical instrument shown in FIG. 1, with a magnet positioned in the first hole on the top of the hub;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the hub for a surgical instrument shown in FIG. 1, with a magnet positioned in the second hole on the top of the hub;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the hub for a surgical instrument shown in FIG. 1, with magnets positioned in the first and second holes on the top of the hub; and,

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D390955
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 1998
Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Andover, MA)
Inventors: Douglas D. Sjostrom (Reading, MA), Peter M. Cesarini (Londonderry, NH)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 0/61,397
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)
International Classification: 2402;