Prosthetic device with a retaining strap

- Gain, Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the prosthetic device with a retaining strap according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view of the prosthetic device with a retaining strap according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an opposite end elevational view of the prosthetic device with a retaining strap, meaning that FIG. 3 depicts the opposite end from that depicted in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the prosthetic device with a retaining strap;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side elevational view of the prosthetic device with a retaining strap, meaning that FIG. 5 depicts the side opposite to that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the prosthetic device with a retaining strap; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the prosthetic device with a retaining strap.

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Patent History
Patent number: D394504
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 10, 1997
Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
Assignee: Gain, Incorporated (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: James M. Weller (Blaine, MN), John C. Field (St. Paul, MN)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/72,216
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)
International Classification: 2403;