Identification tag for metallic implantable bone fracture reduction and fixation devices

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an identification tag for metallic implantable bone fracture reduction and fixation devices showing my new design, the broken line showing of an implantable bone fracture attached to the tag is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view of the identification tag of FIG. 1, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top edge view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom edge view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D381694
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 29, 1997
Assignee: Sofamor Danek Properties, Inc. (Memphis, TN)
Inventor: Frank H. Morgan (Las Vegas, NV)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Law Firm: Woodard, Emhardt, Naughton, Moriarty & McNett
Application Number: 0/42,100
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Label Or Tag (6) (D20/22); Plant Life (D20/26)
International Classification: 1908;