Threaded screw cannula
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a threaded screw cannula showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front end elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a back elevational view thereof.
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Patent History
Patent number: D398996
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 27, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 1998
Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Memphis, TN)
Inventors: Ricardo J. Simmons (Franklin, MA), Rebecca A. Blough (Lincoln, RI), Donald J. Fournier (North Providence, RI)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 0/67,417
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 27, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 1998
Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Memphis, TN)
Inventors: Ricardo J. Simmons (Franklin, MA), Rebecca A. Blough (Lincoln, RI), Donald J. Fournier (North Providence, RI)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 0/67,417
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Guide Or Gauge (D24/140);
Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)
International Classification: 2402;
International Classification: 2402;