Elephant shaped incentive spirometer
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An incentive spirometer is a medical device used to promote the expansion of a patient's lungs through intermittent inhalation. We set forth a new shape, an elephant shape, for incentive spirometers to facilitate the use of these medical devices among the pediatric patient population.
Claims
The ornamental design for an elephant shaped incentive spirometer, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 2013
Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
Inventors: Joshua Joseph Ebel (Columbus, OH), Melissa Anne Ebel (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Rhea Shields
Application Number: 29/467,075