Handpiece for an electrosurgical tool

- Stryker Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective front view of the handpiece for an electrosurgical tool of my design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of a handpiece of my design;

FIG. 3 is a left side of the handpiece of my design;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the handpiece of my design;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the handpiece of my design;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the handpiece of my design;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the handpiece of my design; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the handpiece of my design showing how a shaft, depicting in phantom, extends out of the front of the handpiece, the shaft forming no part of the design and being shown merely to illustrate the environment in which the handpiece is employed.

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Patent History
Patent number: D433752
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 29, 1999
Date of Patent: Nov 14, 2000
Assignee: Stryker Corporation (Kalamazoo, MI)
Inventor: Heber Saravia (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Law Firm: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.
Application Number: 0/107,166
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Electrosurgical (e.g., Electrolysis Type, Cauterizer, Etc.) (29) (D24/144)
International Classification: 2402;