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Deployment tool for an implant

Granted 5 Jul 2022 · 4 office actions

Application
29/717,843
filed 19 Dec 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D956970
granted 5 Jul 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view of an embodiment of a deployment tool for an implant showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is another left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is another right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof, wherein the right side view thereof mirrors a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged underside view of a front end of the deployment tool for an implant.

The wavy broken line shown in FIG. 8 indicates a cut off line to show the enlarged underside view of the front end of the deployment tool and it is understood that the wavy broken line forms no part of the claimed design. The additional broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the deployment tool that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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T Chase Nelson
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