Suture needle
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Description
FIG. 1 is a left side elevation view of the suture needle of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the suture needle;
FIG. 3 is a back end view of the suture needle;
FIG. 4 is a front end view of the suture needle;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the suture needle;
FIG. 6 is a right side view elevation view of the suture needle; and,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the suture needle of the present invention.
Claims
The ornamental design for a suture needle, as shown.
Referenced Cited
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2738790 | March 1956 | Todt, Sr. et al. |
3842840 | October 1974 | Schweizer |
3901244 | August 1975 | Schweizer |
4890615 | January 2, 1990 | Caspari |
5222977 | June 29, 1993 | Esser |
5312422 | May 17, 1994 | Trott |
5522820 | June 4, 1996 | Caspari |
5908428 | June 1, 1999 | Scirica |
5980538 | November 9, 1999 | Fuchs |
6770084 | August 3, 2004 | Bain et al. |
Patent History
Patent number: D523554
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 2003
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 2006
Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ)
Inventor: Thomas Weisel (Ventura, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Attorney: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP
Application Number: 29/195,474
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 2003
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 2006
Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ)
Inventor: Thomas Weisel (Ventura, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Attorney: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP
Application Number: 29/195,474
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