Medical and laboratory equipment – Equipment for diagnosis – analysis – or treatment – Hand manipulated tool or instrument
Design Patent
1998-09-09
2001-07-24
Simmons, Ian (Department: 2914)
Medical and laboratory equipment
Equipment for diagnosis, analysis, or treatment
Hand manipulated tool or instrument
Design Patent
active
D0445503
CLAIM:
The original and ornamental design for an ear curette, as shown and described.
REFERENCES:
patent: D. 219252 (1970-11-01), Bogoff
patent: D. 368520 (1996-04-01), Brewer, Jr.
patent: D. 393312 (1998-04-01), Huttner
patent: 5209757 (1993-05-01), Krug et al.
patent: 5250061 (1993-10-01), Michelson
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Codman, Surgical Products Catalog, 1992, p. N-189, item #80-1336.*
A flyer entitled A Convenient and Gentle Approach to Aurel Examination: published and distributed prior to Jun. 1996. Flyer discloses designs of three plastic curettes sold by Bionix prior to Jun. 1996.
A Miltex catalog page (p. 274) showing steel curettes sold prior to Jun. 1996. The catalog page was also published and distributed prior to Jun. 1996.
Bionix Development Corporation
Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello & Co., L.P.A.
Simmons Ian
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