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						 Patent  
						   D675735  
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						Jan 31 2012 
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						Jan 31 2012  
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			  The ornamental design for a distal assembly for a suturing instrument, as shown and described. 
			  
			  
			  
			  
			 
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FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective view of a distal assembly for a suturing instrument showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom, front, right perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom, front, left perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom side view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a front side view thereof; and,
FIG. 9 is a rear side view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the figure drawings are included for illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
The broken way symbols showing in FIGS. 1 through 7 indicate that any portion of the article beyond what is shown forms no part of the claimed design.
	
	Godara, Neil, Harrison, Robert, Arnett, Jeffery
	
	
	
	
	  
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