Patent
   D736926
Priority
Apr 28 2008
Filed
Jan 17 2014
Issued
Aug 18 2015
Expiry
Aug 18 2029
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
11
478
n/a
The ornamental design for a trocar housing, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a trocar having a trocar housing, a cannula shown in phantom extending from the trocar housing, an obturator shown in phantom extending through the trocar housing and the cannula, and a stopcock shown in phantom located adjacent to the trocar housing;

FIG. 2 is a is a first side view of the trocar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a second side view of the trocar of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 4 is a third side view of the trocar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a fourth side view of the trocar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the trocar of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view of the trocar housing of FIG. 1, with the obturator removed.

Montgomery, Kevin M., Minnelli, Patrick J.

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