External fixation wire retainer

- Zimmer, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an external fixation wire retainer;

FIG. 2 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end view thereof of the end opposite the end shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof of the side opposite the side shown in FIG. 6.

The broken line showing of the set screws in FIGS. 1-7 is for illustrative purposes only and fomrs no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D373632
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 10, 1996
Assignee: Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN)
Inventors: Gregory G. Price (Warsaw, IN), Randall N. Allard (Plymouth, IN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Margaret L. Geringer
Application Number: 0/47,815