Patent
   D854149
Priority
Jun 08 2017
Filed
Jun 08 2017
Issued
Jul 16 2019
Expiry
Jul 16 2034
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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452
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The ornamental design for an end effector for open vessel sealer, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of an end effector for open vessel sealer in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the end effector for open vessel sealer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the end effector for open vessel sealer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the end effector for open vessel sealer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the end effector for open vessel sealer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the end effector for open vessel sealer of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the end effector for open vessel sealer of FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6 illustrate portions of the end effector for open vessel sealer that form no part of the claimed design.

Kerr, Duane E., Sims, Grant T., Krastins, Craig V., Mercier, Daniel W.

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