Surgical instrument

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical instrument of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view.

The broken lines showing in FIGS. 1 7 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a surgical instrument, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Criscuolo; Christopher J. (Branford, CT), Creston; Brian J. (Milford, CT), Bogazzi; Marco (Carlstadt, NJ), Dassa; Alyssa (Gorham, ME)
Assignee:	Tyco Healthcare Group LP (North Haven, CT)
Appl. No.:	D/265,447
Filed:	August 30, 2006

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29191352	Oct 6, 2003

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/133; D24/143; D24/145; D24/146; D24/147
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/133,143,145,146,147 ;D8/107 ;606/1,190,191,167 ;604/96.01

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Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Assistant Examiner: Lee; Christopher