USD707822S1 - Tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube - Google Patents

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USD707822S1
USD707822S1 US29/417,904 US201229417904F USD707822S US D707822 S1 USD707822 S1 US D707822S1 US 201229417904 F US201229417904 F US 201229417904F US D707822 S USD707822 S US D707822S
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube in accordance with the present invention showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a side view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a side thereof.
The broken line showing of environment in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube, as shown and described.
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US9907700B2 (en) 2012-04-10 2018-03-06 Tusker Medical, Inc. Tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube
USD826905S1 (en) * 2015-04-08 2018-08-28 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Tri-tab ear retention fitment
USD918400S1 (en) * 2019-06-06 2021-05-04 Qingli MA Hallux valgus corrector
US11116668B1 (en) * 2020-05-04 2021-09-14 Roger D. Haring Cross-flange tympanostomy tube
USD1037482S1 (en) * 2021-12-14 2024-07-30 R.Y.L. Inc. Disposable vial
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US9907700B2 (en) 2012-04-10 2018-03-06 Tusker Medical, Inc. Tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube
US10835422B2 (en) 2012-04-10 2020-11-17 Tusker Medical, Inc. Tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube
USD826905S1 (en) * 2015-04-08 2018-08-28 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Tri-tab ear retention fitment
USD918400S1 (en) * 2019-06-06 2021-05-04 Qingli MA Hallux valgus corrector
US12390370B2 (en) 2019-11-01 2025-08-19 Aventamed Designated Activity Company Tympanostomy tube
US11116668B1 (en) * 2020-05-04 2021-09-14 Roger D. Haring Cross-flange tympanostomy tube
USD1037482S1 (en) * 2021-12-14 2024-07-30 R.Y.L. Inc. Disposable vial

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