USPatentGranted

Attachment for securing a therapy device

Granted 22 May 2018 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc. · originally Smith & Nephew

Inventors: Karl W. Vanderbeek, William W. Gregory, Kealoha Young Deutsch, Kathryn Ann Leigh +2 · Examiner: David G Muller · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

29/601,817

filed 26 Apr 2017

Publication

Not published

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US D818581

granted 22 May 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of an attachment for securing a therapy device showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear, and right side perspective view of the attachment of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the attachment for securing a therapy device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the attachment for securing a therapy device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the attachment for securing a therapy device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the attachment for securing a therapy device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a front view of the attachment for securing a therapy device of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the attachment for securing a therapy device of FIG. 1 .

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Claims

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1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for an attachment for securing a therapy device, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/128

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33 members · 11 offices

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US · EP · JP · CN · WO

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2016136339-A1	A1	19 May 2016	13 Mar 2014	published	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
US	US-D772924-S	S1	29 Nov 2016	29 May 2014	granted	Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface for a therapy device
US	US-D788911-S	S1	6 Jun 2017	28 May 2014	granted	Attachment for securing a therapy device
USthis patent	US-D818581-S	S1	22 May 2018	26 Apr 2017	granted	Attachment for securing a therapy device
US	US-10328188-B2	B2	25 Jun 2019	13 Mar 2014	granted	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
US	US-2019328943-A1	A1	31 Oct 2019	20 Jun 2019	published	Attachment system for mounting apparatus
US	US-12002566-B2	B2	4 Jun 2024	20 Jun 2019	granted	Attachment system for mounting apparatus
EP	EP-2968706-A2	A2	20 Jan 2016	13 Mar 2014	published	Systèmes et procédés pour appliquer une thérapie par pression réduitefr
EP	EP-2968706-B1	B1	7 Dec 2022	13 Mar 2014	granted	Systeme und verfahren zur anwendung von therapien mit reduziertem druckde
EP	EP-4159253-A1	A1	5 Apr 2023	13 Mar 2014	published	Systèmes et procédés pour appliquer une thérapie par pression réduitefr
EP	EP-4159253-B1	B1	23 Jul 2025	13 Mar 2014	granted	Systeme und verfahren zur anwendung einer therapie mit reduziertem druckde
JP	JP-1527764-S	S	29 Jun 2015	1 Aug 2014	granted	no title held
JP	JP-2016517318-A	A	16 Jun 2016	13 Mar 2014	published	減圧療法を施すためのシステムおよび方法ja
JP	JP-2019000663-A	A	10 Jan 2019	3 Aug 2018	published	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
JP	JP-7130489-B2	B2	5 Sep 2022	3 Aug 2018	granted	減圧療法を施すためのシステムおよび方法ja
CN	CN-105492035-A	A	13 Apr 2016	13 Mar 2014	published	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
CN	CN-105492035-B	B	14 Jun 2019	13 Mar 2014	granted	用于应用减压治疗的系统和方法zh
CN	CN-110141689-A	A	20 Aug 2019	13 Mar 2014	published	用于应用减压治疗的系统和方法zh
WO	WO-2014151930-A2	A2	25 Sep 2014	13 Mar 2014	published	Systèmes et procédés pour appliquer une thérapie par pression réduitefr
WO	WO-2014151930-A3	A3	23 Apr 2015	13 Mar 2014	published	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy

›Other offices — 13 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-356351-S	S	10 Jul 2014	11 Jun 2014	published	Clamp
AU	AU-356487-S	S	15 Jul 2014	16 Jun 2014	published	Canister
AU	AU-2014236701-A1	A1	3 Sep 2015	13 Mar 2014	published	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
AU	AU-2014236701-B2	B2	19 Jul 2018	13 Mar 2014	granted	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
AU	AU-2018250482-A1	A1	15 Nov 2018	19 Oct 2018	published	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
AU	AU-2018250482-B2	B2	22 Oct 2020	19 Oct 2018	granted	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
BR	BR-112015021924-A2	A2	18 Jul 2017	13 Mar 2014	published	sistemas e métodos para aplicar terapia de pressão reduzidapt
CA	CA-2902634-A1	A1	25 Sep 2014	13 Mar 2014	published	Systemes et procedes pour appliquer une therapie par pression reduitefr
CA	CA-2902634-C	C	10 Jan 2023	13 Mar 2014	granted	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy
MX	MX-2015011812-A	A	5 Jul 2016	13 Mar 2014	published	Sistemas y metodos para aplicar terapia de presion reducida.es
RU	RU-2015143724-A	A	17 Apr 2017	13 Mar 2014	published	Системы и способы применения терапии с использованием пониженного давленияru
RU	RU-2015143724-A3	A3	7 May 2018	13 Mar 2014	published	no title held
ZA	ZA-201506161-B	B	26 Apr 2017	24 Aug 2015	published	Systems and methods for applying reduced pressure therapy

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