Incision approximator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective illustration of the incision _approximator showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, showing the side opposite from that illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end view thereof, showing the end opposite from that illustrated in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The approximator is broken away to indicate indeterminate length.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D237019 September 1975 Wigmore et al.
D239141 March 1976 Ashcraft
955006 April 1910 Sparks
1006052 October 1911 Boffin
1441298 January 1923 Pineiro
2642862 June 1953 Jackson
3098232 July 1963 Brown
3131448 May 1964 Glatz
3283557 November 1966 Wood
3467079 September 1969 James
3577516 May 1971 Gould et al.
3840014 October 1974 Ling et al.
3863639 February 1975 Kleaveland
Foreign Patent Documents
511203 March 1920 FRX
Other references
  • V. Mueller & Co., Catalog No. 65, .COPYRGT.1963, p. 312, Item D, Lemmon Sternal Approximator.
Patent History
Patent number: D269458
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 1980
Date of Patent: Jun 21, 1983
Inventor: Richard L. Shaffner (Dunwoody, GA)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Attorney: George M. Thomas
Application Number: 6/211,748
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/26
International Classification: D2402;