Patent
   D567943
Priority
Oct 08 2004
Filed
Oct 08 2004
Issued
Apr 29 2008
Expiry
Apr 29 2022
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
702
414
n/a
We claim the ornamental design for an over-ratchet safety for a vessel sealing instrument, as shown.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an over-ratchet safety for a vessel sealing instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof.

Moses, Michael C., Seitman, Adam B.

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