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US 1,095,847 · App. 29/885,731 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Medical article for treating a wound and/or scar tissue

Inventors: Felmont F. Eaves, III (Atlanta, GA); Gary W. Knight (Lebanon, OH)
Assignee: BRIJ Medical, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,095,847
App. No.
29/885,731
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a medical article for treating a wound and/or scar tissue as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: BRIJJIT MEDICAL, INC.
To: BRIJ MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 066895/0527 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2023
From: EMRGE, LLC
To: BRIJJIT MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 064387/0176 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: EAVES, FELMONT F., III; KNIGHT, GARY W.
To: EMRGE, LLC
Reel/Frame 064367/0833 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29766256 · Jan 14, 2021
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