Combined programmer and monitor for an implantable tissue growth stimulator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combined programmer and monitor for an implantable tissue growth stimulator of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the combined programmer and monitor for an implantable tissue growth stimulator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the combined programmer and monitor for an implantable tissue growth stimulator of FIG. 1, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the combined programmer and monitor for an implantable tissue growth stimulator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a first end view of the combined programmer and monitor for an implantable tissue growth stimulator of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a second end view of the combined programmer and monitor for an implantable tissue growth stimulator of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D361555
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 17, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 1995
Assignee: AMEI Technologies Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Inventors: John H. Erickson (Plano, TX), John C. Tepper (Carrollton, TX), Mark A. Bettin (Plano, TX), Robert W. Lee (Carrollton, TX), Glenn Jacobs (Flower Mound, TX)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H. Tung
Law Firm: Baker & Botts
Application Number: 0/4,938
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/114; Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)