Alignment rod

- Osteonics Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an alignment rod showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view (the right side view is the mirror image thereof);

FIG. 3 is a front view;

FIG. 4 is a rear view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view.

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Patent History
Patent number: D341884
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 6, 1992
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 1993
Assignee: Osteonics Corporation (Allendale, NJ)
Inventors: Robert C. Cohen (Rockaway, NJ), Scott V. Cron (Rahway, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik
Application Number: 7/817,405