Knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps

- COVIDIEN LP
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right, front, perspective view of a knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged, right, front, perspective view of the area of detail indicated as “2” in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged, right, front, perspective view of the area of detail indicated as “3” in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged, right, front, perspective view of the area of detail indicated as “4” in FIG. 1.

The left side of the knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps, although not illustrated in the drawings, is an identical mirror image of the right side of the knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps, Illustrated in FIGS. 1-4.

The broken lines on the sides of the article illustrate portions of the knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps that form no part of the claimed design. Additional broken lines shown in FIGS. 2-4 illustrate boundaries of the figures and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D788302
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 13, 2015
Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP (Mansfield, MA)
Inventors: Sean T. O'Neill (Los Gatos, CA), Jessica E. C. Olson (Frederick, CO)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Samantha Q Lawrence
Application Number: 29/542,274
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)