Visualization trocar

- SurgiQuest, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a visualization trocar of the subject invention as viewed from the front of the trocar tip;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 1 as viewed from the side of the trocar tip;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 1 as viewed from the bottom of the trocar tip;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is front view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a visualization trocar of the subject invention as viewed from the front of the trocar tip;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 8 as viewed from the side of the trocar tip;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 8 as viewed from the bottom of the trocar tip;

FIG. 11 is a side view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is front view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the visualization trocar of FIG. 8;

Claims

The ornamental design for a visualization trocar, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D663838
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 13, 2010
Date of Patent: Jul 17, 2012
Assignee: SurgiQuest, Inc. (Milford, CT)
Inventors: Dominick Mastri (Bridgeport, CT), Kurt Azarbarzin (Fairfield, CT), Peter Peabody Gale (Orange, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Carissa C Fitts
Attorney: Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
Application Number: 29/359,636
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)