Heart valve locking ring

- Republic Medical Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a heart valve locking ring, taken along line 1--1 of FIG. 3, with the broken line showing of the heart valve and cloth wrap being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the heart valve locking ring;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D376206 December 3, 1996 Reif
4863460 September 5, 1989 Magladry
5071431 December 10, 1991 Sauter et al.
5397348 March 14, 1995 Campbell et al.
5443502 August 22, 1995 Caudillo et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D410543
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 1996
Date of Patent: Jun 1, 1999
Assignee: Republic Medical Inc. (Vero Beach, FL)
Inventor: Thomas H. Reif (Vero Beach, FL)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorney: Albert H. Reuther
Application Number: 0/53,158
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)
International Classification: 2403;