Heart valve stiffening ring
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Description
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a heart valve stiffening ring showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the heart valve stiffening ring of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the heart valve stiffening ring of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the heart valve stiffening ring of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the heart valve stiffening ring showing an opposite side from that illustrated in FIG. 4.
The broken line showing of the heart valve annular channel shaped body in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a heart valve stiffening ring, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D471981
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 18, 2003
Assignee: Republic Medical Products Inc. (Vero Beach, FL)
Inventor: Thomas H. Reif (Vero Beach, FL)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Albert H. Reuther
Application Number: 29/076,617
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 18, 2003
Assignee: Republic Medical Products Inc. (Vero Beach, FL)
Inventor: Thomas H. Reif (Vero Beach, FL)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Albert H. Reuther
Application Number: 29/076,617
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