FIG. 1 is a right, front, perspective view of a knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps in accordance with the present design;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged, right, front, perspective view of the area of detail indicated as “2” in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged, right, front, perspective view of the area of detail indicated as “3” in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 4 is an enlarged, right, front, perspective view of the area of detail indicated as “4” in FIG. 1.
The left side of the knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps, although not illustrated in the drawings, is an identical mirror image of the right side of the knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps, Illustrated in FIGS. 1-4.
The broken lines on the sides of the article illustrate portions of the knife for endoscopic electrosurgical forceps that form no part of the claimed design. Additional broken lines shown in FIGS. 2-4 illustrate boundaries of the figures and form no part of the claimed design.
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