Three dimensional mastopexy implant
Limem , et al. April 24, 2
Patent Grant D816220
U.S. patent number D816,220 [Application Number D/600,338] was granted by the patent office on 2018-04-24 for three dimensional mastopexy implant. This patent grant is currently assigned to Tepha, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Tepha, Inc.. Invention is credited to Fabio Felix, Skander Limem, Rebecca Marciante, Arikha Moses, Said Rizk, Emily Stires, Bruce Van Natta.
| United States Patent | D816,220 |
| Limem , et al. | April 24, 2018 |
Three dimensional mastopexy implant
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a three dimensional mastopexy implant, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Limem; Skander (Melrose, MA), Stires; Emily (Boston, MA), Marciante; Rebecca (North Reading, MA), Rizk; Said (Windham, NH), Moses; Arikha (New York, NY), Felix; Fabio (Foxborough, MA), Van Natta; Bruce (Westfield, IN) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Tepha, Inc. (Lexington,
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| Appl. No.: | D/600,338 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | April 11, 2017 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D24/155 |
| Current International Class: | 2402 |
| Field of Search: | ;D24/155 |
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Primary Examiner: Hanson; Charles
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Convergent Law Group LLP Batt; Rick
Description
FIG. 1 is a front view of a three dimensional mastopexy implant showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the three dimensional mastopexy implant shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a first side view of the three dimensional mastopexy implant shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the three dimensional mastopexy implant shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a second side view of the three dimensional mastopexy implant shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a rear view of the three dimensional mastopexy implant shown in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 7 is a top, front, side perspective view of the three dimensional mastopexy implant shown in FIG. 1.
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