Package for holding surgical implants

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a package for holding surgical implants showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a top view of the package of FIGS. 1–3 having a surgical implant therein.

The broken lines in FIG. 4 showing a surgical implant depicts environmental subject matter illustrating the package for holding surgical implants in a condition of use and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a package for holding surgical implants, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D589347
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 27, 2008
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2009
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.-USA (Somerville, NJ)
Inventor: Denise Marie Dacey (Glen Gardner, NJ)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Karen Acker
Application Number: 29/323,524
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/433