Staple cartridge for a surgical stapler

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a staple cartridge for a surgical stapler, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged top perspective view of a portion of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged top plan view of a portion of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, the portion being indicated by the broken line circle in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged side elevational view of a portion of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, the portion being indicated by the broken line circle in FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the staple cartridge for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 3.

The dash-dot-dot-dash broken lines in the drawings are included for the purpose of illustrating the portions of the stapler cartridge shown in the enlarged views.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a staple cartridge for surgical stapler, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Harris; Jason L. (Lebanon, OH), Bakos; Gregory J. (Mason, OH), Shelton, IV; Frederick E. (Hillsboro, OH)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type ETHICON LLC Guaynabo PR US
Assignee:	Ethicon LLC (Guaynabo, PR)
Family ID:	62914877
Appl. No.:	D/594,332
Filed:	February 17, 2017

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/145
Current CPC Class:	A61B17/07207 20130101; A61B2017/07271 20130101
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/145

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D297764	September 1988	Hunt
D337640	July 1993	Olson
7398907	July 2008	Racenet
7641091	January 2010	Olson
8127976	March 2012	Scirica
8684249	April 2014	Racenet
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2015/0297222	October 2015	Huitema
2016/0106427	April 2016	Shelton, IV
2017/0056002	March 2017	Nalagatla
2017/0095253	April 2017	Aranyi
2017/0303925	October 2017	Scheib
2017/0367695	December 2017	Shelton, IV
2017/0367697	December 2017	Shelton, IV

Primary Examiner: Laymon; Wan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Frost Brown Todd LLC