USPatent applicationPatented

Deployment tool for an encapsulation device

Granted 12 Jul 2016 · 1 office action

Assignee: ViaCyte

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Inventors: Gustavo Prado, Laura Martinson, Vincent So, Chad Green +1 · Examiner: Garth Rademaker · AU 2921 · TC 2900

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29/488,204
filed 16 Apr 2014
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Patent
US D761424
granted 12 Jul 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a deployment tool for an encapsulation device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the deployment tool shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the deployment tool shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a back view of the deployment tool shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the deployment tool shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a left view of the deployment tool shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a right view of the deployment tool shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a exploded perspective view of the FIG. 1 deployment tool showing the relationship between various parts of the tool; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the FIG. 1 tool inserted into an incision of a patient.

The broken line structure in FIG. 8 depicts an encapsulation device and the broken line structure in FIG. 9 depicts an incision; wherein the broken lines show environment and form no part of the claimed design. The dash dot lines in FIG. 8 show the exploded view and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D24/133

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