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Hammertoe implant

Granted 8 Sep 2015 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Zimmer Biomet · originally MEDARTIS AG

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Inventors: John R. Pepper, Lon S. Weiner, Stuart D. Katchis · Examiner: Ian Simmons

Application
29/499,535
filed 15 Aug 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D738504
granted 8 Sep 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the hammertoe implant comprising the new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the design of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the design of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the design of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the design of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a back elevational view of the design of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the design of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the design of FIG. 1 .

The broken lines in the figures are directed to the environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed invention.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/155

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USthis patentUS-D738504-SS18 Sep 201515 Aug 2014grantedHammertoe implant
EPEP-2712563-A1A12 Apr 20141 Oct 2013publishedReversible Knochenkupplungsvorrichtung und Verfahrende
EPEP-2712563-B1B113 Sep 20171 Oct 2013grantedDispositif de couplage osseux réversiblefr
EPEP-3269319-A1A117 Jan 20181 Oct 2013publishedVorrichtung und verfahren zur reversiblen knochenkupplungde
EPEP-3269319-B1B17 Jul 20211 Oct 2013grantedDispositif de couplage osseux réversiblefr
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DEDE-202013011213-U1U116 Apr 20141 Oct 2013publishedReversible Knochenkupplungsvorrichtungde

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