Surgical instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective view of a surgical instrument according to our design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show unclaimed subject matter only for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is a surgical instrument that is configured to insert an implant into a body, such as an intervertebral implant between adjacent vertebrae.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a surgical instrument, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D700698
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 9, 2012
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 2014
Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC (Raynham, MA)
Inventors: David E. Evans (West Chester, PA), Douglas S. Kephart (West Chester, PA)
Primary Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Application Number: 29/436,813
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand Manipulated Tool Or Instrument (23) (D24/133)