Patent USD661804 - User interface for a surgical instrument

Publication number	USD661804 S1
Publication type	Grant
Application number	29/402,701
Publication date	12 Jun 2012
Filing date	26 Sep 2011
Priority date	5 Oct 2007
Also published as	CN101883531A EP2217157A2 US20090105750 US20120184946 USD661801 USD661802 USD661803 WO2009046234A2 WO2009046234A3
Inventors	Jr. Carl J. Draginoff Carrie I. Fihe Cory G. Kimball Matthew C. Miller Daniel W. Price Galen C. Robertson Scott A. Woodruff
Original Assignee	Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Kaleidoscope, Inc.
U.S. Classification	D24/145 D24/133
Cooperative Classification	A61B2017/00424 A61B17/320092 A61B2017/2925 A61B2017/2929 A61B2017/00429
European Classification	A61B 17/32U8
References	Non-Patent Citations (22)

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User interface for a surgical instrument

US D661804 S1

Drawings(5)

Claims

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

Description

FIG. 1 is a left perspective view of a user interface for a surgical instrument showing our design.

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

Portions of the user interface for a surgical instrument shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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