Patent
   D814632
Priority
Oct 21 2016
Filed
Oct 21 2016
Issued
Apr 03 2018
Expiry
Apr 03 2033
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Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a staple cartridge, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of a surgical stapler including a staple cartridge in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front, perspective view of the staple cartridge shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the staple cartridge of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the staple cartridge of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the staple cartridge of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the staple cartridge of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the staple cartridge of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a back view of the staple cartridge of FIG. 2.

The broken line showing of staple cartridge is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design.

Shankarsetty, Jeevan Maddur

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