Handle assembly for surgical instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left perspective view of a handle assembly for surgical instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left perspective view of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1–7;

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a left perspective view of a second modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1–7;

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a front view.

The broken lines in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, 12–21 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a handle assembly for surgical instrument, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D594983
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 5, 2007
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 2009
Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Daniel W. Price (Loveland, OH), Galen C. Robertson (Cincinnati, OH), Cory G. Kimball (Cincinnati, OH), Scott A. Woodruff (Loveland, OH), Matthew C. Miller (Cincinnati, OH), Kip M. Rupp (New Richmond, OH), Carrie I. Fihe (Cincinnati, OH), Jane A. Sheetz (Cincinnati, OH), Carl J. Draginoff, Jr. (Mason, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Application Number: 29/292,295