Hub for a surgical instrument
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hub for a surgical instrument showing our new design;
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; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.
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Patent History
Patent number: D390956
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: 0/61,398
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: 0/61,398
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)
International Classification: 2402;
International Classification: 2402;