Surgical instrument handle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevation of our new design for a surgical instrument handle;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the surgical instrument handle of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the surgical instrument handle of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D401333
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 26, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 17, 1998
Assignee: Snowden-Pencer, Inc. (Tucker, GA)
Inventors: Gregory R. Furnish (Lawrenceville, GA), W. Michael Hipps (Roswell, GA)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.
Application Number: 0/53,705
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand Manipulated Tool Or Instrument (23) (D24/133)
International Classification: 2402;