Tongue retractor

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Description

This invention was made with government support under Grant No. W81XWH-06-10019 awarded by the Department of Defense. The federal government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a tongue retractor according to the present design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The wire frame lines are intended to indicate surface contour and are not intended to be surface ornamentation.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tongue retractor, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D669171
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 6, 2010
Date of Patent: Oct 16, 2012
Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
Inventor: Benje Boedeker (Omaha, NE)
Primary Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Attorney: Advent IP, P.C., L.L.O.
Application Number: 29/367,341
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Speculum, Dilator Or Retractor (25) (D24/135)