Base portion of a surgical retractor blade

- EBI, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a base portion of a surgical retractor blade in accordance with our design.

FIG. 2 is top view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, it being understood that the opposite side is a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is bottom view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a base portion of a surgical retractor blade, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D683853
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 2010
Date of Patent: Jun 4, 2013
Assignee: EBI, LLC (Parsippany, NJ)
Inventors: Nicholas J. Bender (Raleigh, NC), David Barry (Teaneck, NJ), Oliver Buchert (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Christopher Meyer (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Charles D Hanson
Application Number: 29/368,447
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Speculum, Dilator Or Retractor (25) (D24/135)