Internal bolster for gastrostomy device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an internal bolster for a gastrostomy device according to the present invention, with a tubular portion of the gastrostomy device being shown in phantom and forming no part of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the internal bolster according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the internal bolster according to the present invention, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the internal bolster according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the internal bolster according to the present invention; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the internal bolster according to the present invention.

The broken lines showing a tubular portion in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4080970 March 28, 1978 Miller
4380234 April 19, 1983 Kamen
4589868 May 20, 1986 Dretler
4717385 January 5, 1988 Cameron et al.
5071405 December 10, 1991 Piontek et al.
5356391 October 18, 1994 Stewart
5556385 September 17, 1996 Andersen
Patent History
Patent number: D406335
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 2, 1999
Assignee: Applied Medical Research, Inc. (Garfield Heights, OH)
Inventors: George J. Picha (Independence, OH), Gary Austin (Euclid, OH), Shawn Heipp (Parma, OH), Steven Bobinski (Berea, OH)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Law Firm: Pearne, Gordon, McCoy & Granger LLP
Application Number: 0/77,522
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Conduit Or Nozzle (e.g., Syringe, Cannula, Catheter, Etc.) (8) (D24/112)
International Classification: 2402;