Medical article for treating a wound and/or scar tissue
In the drawings, the broken lines depict portions of a medical article for treating a wound and/or scar tissue that form no part of the claimed design. Further, the dot-dash broken lines define bounds of the claimed design and 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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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 2021
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2023
Assignee: EMRGE, LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Felmont F. Eaves, III (Atlanta, GA), Gary W. Knight (Lebanon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Application Number: 29/766,256