Suture needle
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the suture needle of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a back end view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front end view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the suture needle of the present invention.
The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a suture needle, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D529173
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 18, 2005
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 2006
Assignee: Depuy Mitek, Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ)
Inventor: Tom Weisel (Ventura, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Attorney: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP
Application Number: 29/236,656
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 18, 2005
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 2006
Assignee: Depuy Mitek, Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ)
Inventor: Tom Weisel (Ventura, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Attorney: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP
Application Number: 29/236,656
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