Surgical knife safety handle

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a surgical knife safety handle showing our new design, with the guard extended to cover the surgical knife blade;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the surgical knife safety handle shown in FIG. 1, with the guard retracted to expose the surgical knife blade.

The broken line showing of the surgical knife blade and blade support is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a surgical knife safety handle, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Morawski; Michael J. (Haverhill, MA), Cote; Dana M. (Saugus, MA)
Assignee:	Becton, Dickinson & Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Family ID:	32986530
Appl. No.:	D/177,716
Filed:	March 17, 2003

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/147; D24/133; D24/146
Current CPC Class:	A61B17/3211 20130101; A61B2017/32113 20130101
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/147,133,146 ;606/167,166,161 ;D8/107,99,91,83 ;30/151,162,329,333,335,295,282,286,337

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Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fiedler; Alan W.