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Insertion device

Granted 23 Feb 2016 · no office action yet

Current assignee: ArthroCare Corporation · originally Smith & Nephew

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Inventors: Donald A. Gonzales, Jeffrey S. Wrana, Fred B. Dinger · Examiner: Bridget L Eland · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/478,532
filed 6 Jan 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D750240
granted 23 Feb 2016

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Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an insertion device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed lines in FIGS. 1-7 represent environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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Pendency
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Examiner
Bridget L Eland
art unit 2921 · TC 2900
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›IP5 & PCT — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D643115-SS19 Aug 20114 Jun 2010grantedInsertion device
USUS-D683852-SS14 Jun 201323 Jun 2011grantedInsertion device
USUS-D697618-SS114 Jan 201420 May 2013grantedInsertion device
USthis patentUS-D750240-SS123 Feb 20166 Jan 2014grantedInsertion device
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-335080-SS11 Feb 20113 Dec 2010publishedMedical insertion device
AUAU-335081-SS11 Feb 20113 Dec 2010publishedMedical insertion device
CACA-138202-SS4 Jul 20113 Dec 2010grantedMedical insertion device
CACA-140509-SS4 Jul 20113 Dec 2010grantedMedical insertion device

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