Release paper for wound treatment devices

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ornamental release paper for wound treatment devices in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an underside plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation thereof.

In the drawings, the evenly-spaced broken lines show portions of a release paper for wound treatment devices that form no part of the claim; the dash-dot-dash lines represent boundaries of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

The release paper is for wound treatment devices with a symbolic break in its length. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a release paper for wound treatment devices, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D979768
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 28, 2023
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Raritan, NJ)
Inventor: Julian A. Quintero (Flemington, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Application Number: 29/761,282
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bandage For Protection Or Treatment (53) (D24/189)