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   D438617
Priority
Dec 08 1998
Filed
Dec 08 1998
Issued
Mar 06 2001
Expiry
Mar 06 2015
Inventors
Blumenkran…
Assg.orig
Intuitive …
Assg.curr
Intuitive …
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
143
References
9
Maint.:
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The ornamental design for a portion of an adaptor for a medical instrument, as shown and described.

This application is related to concurrently filed Applications Ser. No. 29/097,544, filed Dec. 8, 1998, Application Ser. No. 29/097,552, filed Dec. 8, 1998, Application Ser. No. 29/097,551, filed Dec. 8, 1998, the disclosure of which are herein incorporated by reference for all purposes.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are top and bottom perspective views of a portion of an adaptor for a medical instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line drawing of the environment in which the invention may be used forms no part of the claimed design.
INVENTORS:

Blumenkranz, Stephen J., Julian, Chris, Cooper, Thomas

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Feb 10 1999JULIAN, CHRISIntuitive Surgical, IncASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0098410749 pdf
Feb 10 1999BLUMENKRANZ, STEPHEN J Intuitive Surgical, IncASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0098410749 pdf
Feb 19 2010Intuitive Surgical, IncIntuitive Surgical Operations, IncASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0430160520 pdf
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