Disposable scalpel

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from a left, proximal end of the scalpel in a shielded position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from a right, proximal end of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 3 is a top elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 6 is a bottom elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 7 is an end elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 as viewed from the left of FIG. 4 (shown in twice the scale of FIG. 1 for clarity's sake) in a shielded position;

FIG. 8 is an end elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 as viewed from the right of FIG. 4 (shown in twice the scale of FIG. 1 for clarity's sake) in a shielded position;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view from a left, proximal end of the scalpel in a unshielded position;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view from a right, proximal end of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a unshielded position;

FIG. 11 is a top elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a unshielded position;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in an unshielded position;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in an unshielded position;

FIG. 14 is a bottom elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in an unshielded position;

FIG. 15 is an end elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 as viewed from the left of FIG. 4 (shown in twice the scale of FIG. 1 for clarity's sake) in an unshielded position; and,

FIG. 16 is an end elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 as viewed from the right of FIG. 4 (shown in twice the scale of FIG. 1 for clarity's sake) in an unshielded position.

The broken line shown in FIGS. 9 through 15 of the scalpel blade is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design of a disposable scalpel, as shown.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3748736 July 1973 Eisen
3906626 September 1975 Riuli
4798000 January 17, 1989 Bedner et al.
5250063 October 5, 1993 Abidin et al.
5299357 April 5, 1994 Wonderley et al.
5417704 May 23, 1995 Wonderley
5868771 February 9, 1999 Herbert et al.
5938676 August 17, 1999 Cohn et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D475135
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 28, 2002
Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Glade Harold Howell (Sandy, UT), Simon Cohn (North Arlington, NJ), Charles Hwang (Ridgewood, NJ), John R. Montgomery (Stanford, KY), Paul DiCesare (Easton, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: James J. Murtha
Application Number: 29/156,378
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Manually Driven (32) (D24/147)
International Classification: 2402;