Distal end cap having gripping features

- Ethicon, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a distal end cap having gripping features, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the distal end cap having gripping features shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the distal end cap having gripping features shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the distal end cap having gripping features shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the distal end cap having gripping features shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the distal end cap having gripping features shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the distal end cap having gripping features shown in FIG. 1.

In the drawings, the evenly-spaced broken lines depict environmental subject matter only that forms no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a distal end cap having gripping features, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D765246
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 2015
Date of Patent: Aug 30, 2016
Assignee: Ethicon, LLC (San Lorenzo, PR)
Inventors: Michael Cardinale (Morristown, NJ), Simon Cohn (Lebanon, NJ), Jianxin Guo (Livingston, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: Darcey E Heflin
Application Number: 29/527,395