Neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis of FIG. 1, with the understanding that the back view is a mirror image of the front view;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis of FIG. 1, with the understanding that the left side view is a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis of FIG. 6, with the understanding that the back view is a mirror image of the front view; and,

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis of FIG. 6, with the understanding that the left side view is a mirror image of the right side view.

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Patent History
Patent number: D406646
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 9, 1999
Assignee: Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc. (Jacksonville, FL)
Inventor: Kevin T. Stone (Warsaw, IN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoli
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 0/50,470
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155); D6/332; Panel, Tile Or Applique Of Floor, Wall, Roof, Etc. (21) (D25/138); 623/11; 623/16
International Classification: 2403;