Implantable injection port

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the implantable injection port, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, the other side being a mirror image therof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D413672
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 27, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 7, 1999
Assignee: Hudson Design Group (Hudson, WI)
Inventor: Terence M. Fogarty (Hudson, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andoll
Law Firm: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.
Application Number: 0/68,701
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)
International Classification: 2403;