Handle assembly for surgical instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left perspective view of a handle assembly for a 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. 8-14.

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.

FIG. 21 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 22 is a left perspective view of a third modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 8-14.

FIG. 23 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 24 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 25 is a bottom side view thereof.

FIG. 26 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 27 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 28 is a front view thereof.

The broken lines showing portions of a handle assembly for surgical instrument are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D631965
Type: Grant
Filed: May 17, 2010
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2011
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 (Cincinnati, 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: Freda S Nunn
Assistant Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/361,917