Suture needle having a rotatable joint
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The dash-dot-dash type broken lines define the boundaries of the claimed design. The dash-dash-dash-dash type broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the suture needle having a rotatable joint and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a suture needle having a rotatable joint, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 9, 2021
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventors: Christophe Vailhe (Hillsborough, NJ), Robert J. Tannhauser (Bridgewater, NJ), Leo B. Kriksunov (Ithaca, NY)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/701,596