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Centering cap for a prosthetic hip stem

Granted 28 Sep 1993 · no office action yet

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filed 22 Dec 1986
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US D339865
granted 28 Sep 1993

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a centering cap for a prosthetic hip stem showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along lines 4--4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof taken in the direction of lines 5--5 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a lateral side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along lines 7--7 of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along lines 8--8 of FIG. 5.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 showing a representative hip prosthesis are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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