Inferior turbinate elevator

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Description

This invention was made with government support under grant number 5R25EB021894 awarded by The National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an inferior turbinate elevator showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of an inferior turbinate elevator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of an inferior turbinate elevator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of an inferior turbinate elevator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of an inferior turbinate elevator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of an inferior turbinate elevator of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view of an inferior turbinate elevator of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings show portions of the inferior turnbinate elevator that form no part of the claimed design. The broken line brackets in the drawings form no part of the claimed design. The innermost unshaded surface inside the elliptical shape in the view of FIG. 3 forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an inferior turbinate elevator, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1031034
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 29, 2022
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2024
Assignee: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Greensboro, NC)
Inventors: Dustin Trujillo (Jamestown, NC), Simeon Mckelvey (Lithonia, GA), Tatyana Grant (Leland, NC)
Primary Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Application Number: 29/832,621
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