Disposable scalpel

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from a left, proximal end of the scalpel in a shielded position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from a right, proximal end of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 3 is a top elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 6 is a bottom elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a shielded position;

FIG. 7 is an end elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 as viewed from the left of FIG. 4 (shown in twice the scale of FIG. 1 for clarity's sake) in a shielded position;

FIG. 8 is an end elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 as viewed from the right of FIG. 4 (shown in twice the scale of FIG. 1 for clarity's sake) in a shielded position;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view from a left, proximal end of the scalpel in a unshielded position;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view from a right, proximal end of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a unshielded position;

FIG. 11 is a top elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in a unshielded position;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in an unshielded position;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in an unshielded position;

FIG. 14 is a bottom elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 in an unshielded position;

FIG. 15 is an end elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 as viewed from the left of FIG. 4 (shown in twice the scale of FIG. 1 for clarity's sake) in an unshielded position; and,

FIG. 16 is an end elevation view of the scalpel of FIG. 1 as viewed from the right of FIG. 4 (shown in twice the scale of FIG. 1 for clarity's sake) in an unshielded position.

The broken line shown in FIGS. 9 through 15 of the scalpel blade is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design of a disposable scalpel, as shown.

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Inventors:	Howell; Glade Harold (Sandy, UT), Cohn; Simon (North Arlington, NJ), Hwang; Charles (Ridgewood, NJ), Montgomery; John R. (Stanford, KY), DiCesare; Paul (Easton, CT)
Assignee:	Becton Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Family ID:	46280369
Appl. No.:	D/156,378
Filed:	February 28, 2002

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	820571	Mar 29, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/147
Current CPC Class:	A61B17/3211 20130101; A61B2017/32113 20130101
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/147,146 ;606/167,162,151 ;30/339,329,335,162

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

3748736	July 1973	Eisen
3906626	September 1975	Riuli
4798000	January 1989	Bedner et al.
5250063	October 1993	Abidin et al.
5299357	April 1994	Wonderley et al.
5417704	May 1995	Wonderley
5868771	February 1999	Herbert et al.
5938676	August 1999	Cohn et al.

Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Murtha; James J.