Suture needle having a rotatable joint

- Ethicon, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a suture needle having a rotatable joint, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a proximal end view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a distal end view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a suture needle having a rotatable joint, showing another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a proximal end view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a distal end view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the suture needle shown in FIG. 8.

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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Patent History
Patent number: D912819
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