Loading mechanism for a surgical suturing instrument

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Patent Grant
D374285

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Patent Number
D374,285
Date Filed
Thursday, October 6, 1994
30 years ago
Date Issued
Tuesday, October 1, 1996
28 years ago

Inventors
Original Assignees
- United States Surgical Corporation
Examiners
- Zarfas; Louis S.
- Simmons; I.

US Classifications
- D24 - Medical and laboratory equipment
Field of Search
- US
- D24 145
- D24 146
- D24 147
- 606 139
- 606 206
- Term of Grant
  14Years

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Abstract

Description

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The ornamental design for a loading mechanism for a surgical suturing instrument, as shown and described.

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