Surgical knife safety handle

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is an enlarged rear elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

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

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

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom 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: D571010
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 17, 2006
Date of Patent: Jun 10, 2008
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventor: Dana M. Cote (Boxford, MA)
Primary Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Assistant Examiner: Carissa C Fitts
Attorney: Roylance Abrams Berdo & Goodman
Application Number: 29/267,518
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Manually Driven (32) (D24/147)