Surgical fastener applying apparatus

- Tyco Healthcare Group LP
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the surgical fastener applying apparatus according to the present design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the surgical fastener applying apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the surgical fastener applying apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the surgical fastener applying apparatus of FIG. 1, taken from a side opposite to that shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the surgical fastener applying apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the surgical fastener applying apparatus of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the surgical fastener applying apparatus of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a surgical fastener applying apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D480808
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 9, 2002
Date of Patent: Oct 14, 2003
Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: Timothy N. Wells (Ridgefield, CT), Csaba L. Rethy (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Application Number: 29/168,827
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Suturing Or Fastening (e.g., Stapling, Etc.) (30) (D24/145)
International Classification: 2402;