Surgical connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of an surgical connector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines showing portions of a surgical connector are for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D730297
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 2013
Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Daniel W. Price (Loveland, OH), William E. Clem (Bozeman, MT), Matthew C. Miller (Cincinnati, OH), Cory G. Kimball (Cincinnati, OH), Brennan G. McCabe (Cincinnati, OH), Jeffrey D. Messerly (Cincinnati, OH), Shawn C. Snyder (Greendale, IN)
Primary Examiner: Daniel Bui
Application Number: 29/472,538