Tissue suspension adaptor
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Description
The dot-dash broken lines depict a boundary of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The dash-dash broken lines depict portions of the tissue suspension adaptor that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tissue suspension adaptor, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1031028
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 2022
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2024
Assignee: Paragonix Technologies, Inc. (Braintree, MA)
Inventors: Steve Bornhoft (Braintree, MA), Arkady Shinder-Lerner (Braintree, MA)
Primary Examiner: Mary Shannon Malley
Assistant Examiner: Michelle Marquart Christeon
Application Number: 29/852,662
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 2022
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2024
Assignee: Paragonix Technologies, Inc. (Braintree, MA)
Inventors: Steve Bornhoft (Braintree, MA), Arkady Shinder-Lerner (Braintree, MA)
Primary Examiner: Mary Shannon Malley
Assistant Examiner: Michelle Marquart Christeon
Application Number: 29/852,662
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