Biopsy guide tube

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a biopsy guide tube showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of FIGS. 1-6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D422706
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 11, 2000
Assignee: Surgical Navigation Technologies (Broomfield, CO)
Inventors: Richard D. Bucholz (St. Louis, MO), Kevin T. Foley (Memphis, TN), Kurt R. Smith (Broomfield, CO), Todd Pope (San Francisco, CA), Udo Wiedenmaier (San Mateo, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: I Simmons
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Application Number: 0/70,111
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Guide Or Gauge (D24/140)
International Classification: 2402;