USD518177S1 - Safety trocar with progressive cutting tip guards and gas jet tissue deflector - Google Patents
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FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a safety trocar with progressive cutting tip guards and gas jet tissue deflector showing my new design, the bottom and left front perspective view thereof being a mirror image of the perspective view shown, wherein the cutting blade thereof is shown in a guarded position;
FIG. 2 is a top, front and right side perspective view thereof, the bottom and left front perspective being a mirror image of the perspective view shown, the cutting tip being shown in a partially exposed position;
FIG. 3 is a top, front and right side perceptive view thereof, the bottom left and front perspective view being a mirror image thereof, wherein the cutting blade is shown in fully exposed position, with the guards retracted; and,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view as seen in FIG. 1.
The phantom lines showing in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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- The ornamental design for a safety trocar with progressive cutting tip guards and gas jet tissue deflector, as shown and described.
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