Three dimensional mastopexy implant
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The broken lines shown in the figures form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a three dimensional mastopexy implant, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 9, 2015
Date of Patent: Dec 25, 2018
Assignee: Tepha, Inc. (Lexington, MA)
Inventors: Skander Limem (Melrose, MA), Emily Stires (Boston, MA), Rebecca Marciante (North Reading, MA), Said Rizk (Windham, NH), Arikha Moses (New York, NY), Fabio Felix (Foxborough, MA), Bruce Van Natta (Westfield, IN)
Primary Examiner: Charles D Hanson
Application Number: 29/542,048