Medical article for treating a wound and/or scar tissue

- EMRGE, LLC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a medical article for treating a wound and/or scar tissue, in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the medical article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the medical article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the medical article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the medical article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right elevation view of the medical article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a left elevation view of the medical article of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is an exploded bottom perspective view of the medical article of FIG. 1.

In the drawings, the broken lines show portions of a medical article for treating a wound and/or scar tissue that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a medical article for treating a wound and/or scar tissue, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D876641
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 20, 2017
Date of Patent: Feb 25, 2020
Assignee: EMRGE, LLC. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Felmont F. Eaves, III (Atlanta, GA), David O. Kazmer (Georgetown, MA), Gary W. Knight (Lebanon, OH), Timothy G. Dietz (Reading, MA), William Eugene Clem (Bozeman, MT)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Application Number: 29/622,936
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