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USD387161S
USD387161S US29/048,824 US4882496F USD387161S US D387161 S USD387161 S US D387161S US 4882496 F US4882496 F US 4882496F US D387161 S USD387161 S US D387161S
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Joseph H. Sklar
Charles H. Brown, Jr.
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a surgical suture knot pusher with hooks, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 4.
The broken line showing of the shaft in the FIGS. 1,2,4 and 5 is for illustrated purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a surgical suture knot pusher with hooks, as shown and described.
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