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Publication number	USD642263 S1
Publication type	Grant
Application number	US 29/296,687
Publication date	Jul 26, 2011
Filing date	Oct 25, 2007
Priority date	Oct 25, 2007
Also published as	USD691719
Publication number	29296687, 296687, US D642263 S1, US D642263S1, US-S1-D642263, USD642263 S1, USD642263S1
Inventors	Ilwhan Park
Original Assignee	Otismed Corporation
Export Citation	BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
Patent Citations (281), Non-Patent Citations (158), Referenced by (26), Classifications (1)

External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet

Arthroplasty jig blank

US D642263 S1

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Claims(1)

I claim the ornamental design for an arthroplasty jig blank, as shown and described.

Description

This application is related to U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 11/924,425 entitled “Arthroplasty Systems and Devices, and Related Methods”, filed concurrently herewith, and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a left femoral jig blank of an arthroplasty jig blank according to a first variant of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view elevational of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a rear left side elevational view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is bottom perspective view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a right side, front perspective view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of a right femoral jig blank according to a second variant of an arthroplasty jig blank, which is a mirror image of the of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of the left femoral jig blank according to a third variant of an arthroplasty jig blank;

FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 12;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 12;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevational view of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 12; and,

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of a right femoral jig blank according to the fourth variant of an arthroplasty jig blank, which is a mirror image of the left femoral jig blank of FIG. 12.

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