Surgical knife safety handle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a surgical knife safety handle showing our new design, with the guard extended to cover the surgical knife blade;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1, with the guard retracted to expose the surgical knife blade.

The broken line showing of the surgical knife blade and blade support is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a surgical knife safety handle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D496730
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 2003
Date of Patent: Sep 28, 2004
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Michael J. Morawski (Haverhill, MA), Dana M. Cote (Saugus, MA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Alan W. Fiedler
Application Number: 29/177,716