Molded single piece patient repositioning wedge
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The broken lines depict portions of the molded single piece patient positioning wedge that form no part of the claimed design.
The surface stippling in the drawings represents a contrast in appearance relative to non-stippled areas.
Claims
The ornamental design for a molded single piece patient repositioning wedge, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 2019
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 2021
Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc. (Northfield, IL)
Inventors: Vincent Hahn (Chicago, IL), Jeremy Fogel (Evanston, IL), Drew Phalen (Skokie, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Omeed Agilee
Application Number: 29/676,199