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Mallet finger splint

Granted 14 Feb 2006 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Weber Orthopedic Inc.

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Inventors: James J. Weber, David Auerbach · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/190,294
filed 18 Sep 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D515216
granted 14 Feb 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a frontal view of the…

FIG. 1 is a frontal view of the new mallet finger splint;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the mallet finger splint shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a left end view of the mallet finger splint shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right end view of the mallet finger splint shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the mallet finger splint shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the mallet finger splint shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing are understood to represent stitching. The fragmentary crisscross pattern shown in these views is understood to be repeated uniformly throughout the areas shown.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/190

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Pendency
2.4 y
880 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Louis S. Zarfas
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
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