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Mask assembly for positioning and fixing the face of a patient during radiation therapy

Granted 7 Jan 2025 · no office action yet

Application
29/762,431
filed 16 Dec 2020
Publication
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US D1057177
granted 7 Jan 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a mask assembly for positioning and fixing the face of a patient during radiation therapy;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a first perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a second perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of an alternative embodiment of a mask assembly for positioning and fixing the face of a patient during radiation therapy;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a first perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a second perspective view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the mask assembly for positioning and fixing the face of a patient during radiation therapy that form no part of the claimed design.

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USthis patentUS-D1057177-SS17 Jan 202516 Dec 2020grantedMask assembly for positioning and fixing the face of a patient during radiation therapy
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