Trocar

Description

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a first embodiment of the trocar comprising my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of another embodiment of the trocar comprising my new design;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The top plan view and the bottom plan view of the trocar depicted in FIG. 8 are identical to FIGS. 6 and 7, respectively.

The broken lines showing in FIGS. 1 through 12 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Laun; Deborah A. (Syracuse, NY)
Assignee:	Conmed Corporation (Utica, NY)
Appl. No.:	D/168,574
Filed:	October 4, 2002

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	944190	Aug 31, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/146
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/146,147 ;604/161,167.07,164.04,164.12,158,164.1,164.02,164.11,167 ;606/185,232

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Other References

Wing et al., pending U.S. Utility patent application, Ser. No. 09/944,190, filed Aug. 31, 2001, entitled "Obturator and Cannula for a Trocar Adapted for Ease of Insertion and Removal" Attorney Docket No. 1242.017. . Wing et al., pending U.S. Utility patent application, Ser. No. 10/264,530, filed Oct. 4, 2002, entitled "Trocar System" Attorney Docket No. 1242.025. . Witkowski, pending U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/180,667, filed Apr. 28, 2003, entitled "Cannula Tube," Attorney Docket No. 1242.029C. . Laun, pending U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/180,624, filed Apr. 28, 2003, entitled "Obturator," Attorney Docket No. 1242.029A. . Laun, pending U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/180,774, filed Apr. 28, 2003, entitled "Cannula Head," Attorney Docket No. 1242.029B. . ConMed brochure entitled, "TroGard Finesse," dated Feb., 2000. . ConMed brochure entitled, "Advanced Patient Benefits, Single-Use Trocars," dated 2000. . ConMed brochure entitled, "Unsurpassed Control, Resposable Trocars," dated 1997..

Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.