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The ornamental design for a proximal end of a surgical suture slotted knot pusher, as shown and described. |
FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a proximal end of a surgical suture slotted knot pusher, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 3.
The broken line showing of the shaft and handle in the FIGS. 1 through 4 is for illustrated purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Ferragamo, Michael C., Sklar, Joseph H., Brown, Jr., Charles H.
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