Muscle surgery instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the top, front and left side of a muscle surgery instrument which forms my new design, the broken lines of a handle in this and other figures being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of my design;

FIG. 2 is an enlargement of the muscle surgery instrument shown in FIG. 1 without the handle;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a muscle surgery instrument, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D535744
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 18, 2005
Date of Patent: Jan 23, 2007
Inventor: Kenneth W. Wright (Rolling Hills Estates, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Assistant Examiner: Bridget L. Eland
Attorney: Morland C. Fischer
Application Number: 29/234,314