Orthopaedic washer

- Zimmer, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an orthopaedic washer;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along lines 5--5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second alternate embodiment of an orthopaedic washer;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along lines 10--10 of FIG. 7.

The broken line showing of the screw member in FIGS. 3 and 8 and is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368777
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 15, 1993
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 1996
Assignee: Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN)
Inventors: E. Marlowe Goble (Logan, UT), David P. Luman (Logan, UT), S. Kyle Hayes (Warsaw, IN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Margaret L. Geringer
Application Number: 0/14,648