Medical splint

- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medical splint, showing our new design; the broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an inside perspective view of the medical splint laid flat;

FIG. 3 is an outside perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal side edge view of the medical splint, the opposite side edge being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an end view of the medical splint, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D340524 October 19, 1993 Russell
3085569 April 1963 Cook et al.
3826252 July 1974 Laico
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Other references
  • Patient Care, Division of Zimmer, Do You Always Wind Up In A Mess With Splints?; pp. 1-7; Date of Publication Unknown; Printed in the U.S.A.
Patent History
Patent number: D394713
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 1997
Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Thomas D. Darcey (Mooresville, NC), Ronald L. Kelley (Huntersville, NC), David C. Carpenter (Sparta, NC)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Adams Law Firm, P.A.
Application Number: 0/67,468