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Surgical nail for arthrodesis

Granted 24 Nov 2009 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Smith & Nephew · originally New Deal, LLC

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Inventors: Beat Hintermann · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/307,726
filed 8 May 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D604846
granted 24 Nov 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a surgical nail for arthrodesis, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is front elevational view of FIG. 1 thereof, whereas the rear elevational view is a mirror image; and,

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view is a mirror image.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/146

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Pendency
1.5 y
565 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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