Trocar site stabilizer

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the site stabilizer;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof, the broken line showing of the trocar is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of A Trocar Site Stabilizer showing our new design; and,

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a trocar site stabilizer, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Medema; Douglas J. (Plainwell, MI)
Assignee:	Richard-Allan Medical Industries, Inc. (Richland, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/005,074
Filed:	February 22, 1993

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/140; D24/129; D24/146
Field of Search:	;D24/140,146 ;604/283,164,185,174,175,191 ;128/347,912

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Primary Examiner: Word; A. Hugo
Assistant Examiner: Simmons; I.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.