Tongue depressor

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing my new design for a tongue depressor;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is another perspective view thereof showing the device held by hand of the inspector/doctor;

FIG. 9 is a section view thereof showing the device having put into the throat of a patient;

FIG. 10 is a section view thereof showing the device having pulled the tongue of a patient forth and upward; and,

FIG. 11 is a section view thereof showing the device having pulled the tongue away from posterior pharyngeal wall in forth and upward direction to create an open space for enable using the endoscopic device.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portion of the tongue depressor and unclaimed environmental subject matter only and form no parts of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D811592
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 2015
Date of Patent: Feb 27, 2018
Inventor: Tzu-Li Hsu (Princeton, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Eliza Z Bennett-Hattan
Application Number: 29/537,958