Surgical needle holder with tip guard

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a surgical needle holder with tip guard, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof, with the jaws shown in open position;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view thereof, taken along the lines 5--5 of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The surfaces or portions of the article not shown in the drawing or described in the specification forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a surgical needle holder with t.ip guard, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Malilay; Cicero H. (Los Angeles, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/105,844
Filed:	June 1, 1999

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/143; D24/145
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/143,145,149,148 ;606/205,144,147,139,148,207 ;D8/53,54,52,58,57

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

2597394	May 1952	Snowden
2795225	September 1957	Sovatkin et al.
D206311	November 1966	Eizenberg
D363122	October 1995	Uetake
5810881	September 1998	Hoskin et al.

Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Castle; Linval B.