Orthopedic bone support

- SDGI Holdings, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an orthopedic bone support showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof, the opposite end elevational view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the elevational views at each of 90 degrees displaced from this view are identical;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of an orthopedic bone support showing my new design;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view therof, the opposite end elevational view being identical; and,

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof, the elevational views at each of 72 degrees displaced from this view are identical.

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Patent History
Patent number: D403069
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1998
Assignee: SDGI Holdings, Inc. (Willmington, DE)
Inventors: Troy Drewry (Memphis, TN), Michael C. Sherman (Memphis, TN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andoll
Law Firm: Woodard, Emhardt, Naughton, Moriarty & McNett
Application Number: 0/71,561
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)
International Classification: 2403;