Opening in an inflatable member for a pneumatic compression device

- Tyco Healthcare Group LP
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an opening in an inflatable member for a pneumatic compression device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the opening and the weld line; and,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical thereto.

The phantom lines in the drawings indicate environmental structure which forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an opening in an inflatable member for a pneumatic compression device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D618358
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 8, 2008
Date of Patent: Jun 22, 2010
Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Mansfield, MA)
Inventors: Raymond C. Avitable (Framingham, MA), Richard P. Rego, Jr. (Mansfield, MA), Jennie Brown (Providence, RI), Malcolm C. Bock (Medfield, MA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Susan E Krakower
Attorney: Edward S. Jarmolowicz, Esq
Application Number: 29/325,935