Combined proximal end and shaft of a low profile surgical suture knot pusher

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Patent Grant
D360688

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Patent Number
D360,688
Date Filed
Tuesday, February 16, 1993
31 years ago
Date Issued
Tuesday, July 25, 1995
28 years ago

Inventors
Original Assignees
- American Cyanamid Company
Examiners
- Word; A. Hugo
- Simmons; I.
Agents
- Denninger; Douglas E.
- Bai; Ari M.

US Classifications
- D24 - Medical and laboratory equipment
Field of Search
- US
- D24 147
- D24 145
- D24 133
- D24 138
- D03 28
- 606 148
- 606 139-144
- 289 17
- Term of Grant
  14Years

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Abstract

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The ornamental design for a combined proximal end and shaft of a low profile surgical suture knot pusher, as shown and described.

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Non-Patent Literature Citations (3)

Entry
Jenson, M. L. "Review of Present Treatments for Torn Menisci and Design of New Arthroscopic Suturing Instruments for Meniscus Repair", MIT Thesis pp. 50-51 (May, 1983).
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