USPatent applicationPatented

Butterfly flange

Granted 13 Oct 2009 · no office action yet

Current assignee: AVENT, INC. · originally Kimberly Clark Worldwide

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Inventors: Joe Cesa, Michael Sleva, Brian J. Cuevas, Sam Chan · Examiner: T. Chase Nelson · AU 2914 · TC 2900

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29/320,497
filed 27 Jun 2008
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Patent
US D602158
granted 13 Oct 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a view of the butterfly…

FIG. 1 is a view of the butterfly flange on a tracheostomy tube.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the butterfly flange on a tracheostomy tube.

FIG. 3 is a view of the butterfly flange on a tracheostomy tube as seen from the proximal end.

FIG. 4 is a view of the butterfly flange on a tracheostomy tube as seen from the left side.

FIG. 5 is a view of the butterfly flange on a tracheostomy tube as seen from the right side.

FIG. 6 is a view of the butterfly flange on a tracheostomy tube as seen from the distal side; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the butterfly flange on a tracheostomy tube.

The broken line showing of a tracheostomy tube is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/128

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