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USD789530S1
USD789530S1 US29/530,069 US201529530069F USD789530S US D789530 S1 USD789530 S1 US D789530S1 US 201529530069 F US201529530069 F US 201529530069F US D789530 S USD789530 S US D789530S
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James Coleman Lee
Ali A. Shorooghi
Gurvinder S. Deol
Bradley Alan Heiges
Nitin Khanna
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a retractor blade showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a back perspective view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a back view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a left side view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a right side view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a retractor blade showing our new design;
FIG. 8 is a back perspective view of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a back view of FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is a right side view of FIG. 7; and,
FIG. 12 is a left side view of FIG. 7.
The broken lines immediately adjacent the claim represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a retractor blade, substantially as shown and described.
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