(54) FORCEPS (75) Inventor: Hirokazu Noshiro, Saga (JP)
(73) Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG,
Tuttlingen (DE)
( * ) Notice: This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
(**) Term: 14 Years
(21) App1.No.: 29/379,038
(22) Filed: Nov. 12, 2010
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
May 11,2010 (EM) ....................... .. 001706623-0013 (51) LOC (9) Cl. ................................................ .. 24-02 (52) U.S. Cl. .................... .. D24/143; D24/146; D24/148 (58) Field of Classification Search ............... .. D24/133,
D24/143-149, 153; 606/45, 49-52, 107, 606/167, 171, 148, 208, 205-206, 29, 207 See application file for complete search history. (56) References Cited
5,354,313 A * 10/1994 Boebel .. .. 606/208 RE36,795 E * 7/2000 Rydell 606/45 6,682,528 B2* 1/2004 Frazier et al. ................. .. 606/51
8/2007 Moses et al. .................. .. 606/51 7,500,975 B2 * ..
3/2009 Cunningham et al. .
7,510,556 B2 * 3/2009 Nguyen et al. ....... .. 606/51 7,655,007 B2 * 2/2010 Baily ........ .. 606/51 7,918,848 B2 * 4/2011 Lau et al. 606/29 7,922,718 B2 * 4/2011 Moses et al. 606/51 D639,944 S * 6/2011 Schneider D24/143
2006/0217706 A1* 2009/0209991 A1* 2010/0087818 A1*
9/2006 Lau et al. ......... .. 8/2009 Hinchliffe et al. . 606/206 4/2010 Cunningham .............. .. 606/207
Primary Examiner * Wan Laymon (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm *Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC
(57) CLAIM The ornamental design for a forceps, as shown and described.
FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a forceps according to the invention.
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the forceps of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the forceps of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the forceps of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the forceps of FIG. 1; and, FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the forceps of FIG. 1. The broken lines showing portions of a forceps are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
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