Dilator
Granted 24 Jan 2012 · 4 office actions
Current assignee: Bank of America Corporation · originally Globus Medical
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Inventors: Patrick Miles, Scot Martinelli, Eric Finley · Examiner: Bridget L Eland · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dilator showing our new design; and,
FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.
The broken lines illustrate part of the distal portion that forms no part of the claimed design. The dilator is circular as seen from the end. The break line is shown at the wide end to indicate that only the distal portion of the dilator is illustrated. Only the ends and one side of the article is shown in the drawing or described in the specification. It is understood that the appearance of any part of the article not shown in the drawing or described in the specification forms no part of the claimed design. In re Zahn, 617 F.2d 261, 204 USPQ 988 (CCPA 1980). Therefore, the determination of patentability is based on the design for the article shown and described.
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