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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Denis C Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Arthur H Rathjen, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128774 ; 3317 / ; 3317 / ;
Abstract
An article of manufacture is disclosed which is useful for making measurements of and relative to mammary glands. This article is of particular use to surgeons in various kinds of breast surgery. For example, this article can be used to assist in the selection of the appropriate size mammary prosthesis and the location of incision site.