Folded suture needle

- Ethicon, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a folded suture needle, showing my new design;

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a folded suture needle, showing another embodiment of my new design;

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a folded suture needle, showing another embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 16 is a right side view of the folded suture needle shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a left side view of the folded suture needle shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a distal end view of the folded suture needle shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a proximal end view of the folded suture needle shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the folded suture needle shown in FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the folded suture needle shown in FIG. 15.

The broken lines in the drawings form no part of the claimed design for a folded suture needle.

Claims

The ornamental design for a folded suture needle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D920512
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 22, 2019
Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventor: Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr. (Easton, PA)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/681,067