Mixing apparatus

- Zimmer, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mixing apparatus for surgical bone cement or the like showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof, the inner mixing bowl has been omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of an inner mixing bowl shown separately for clarity of illustration.

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Patent History
Patent number: D279499
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 18, 1983
Date of Patent: Jul 2, 1985
Assignee: Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN)
Inventor: Kirt L. Case (Warsaw, IN)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Linda Titolo
Attorney: Margaret L. Geringer
Application Number: 6/467,704
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/22; D/7376