Biopsy needle tip
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The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken line showing is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design. The drawings are not to scale; specifically,
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for a biopsy needle tip, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 4, 2011
Date of Patent: Apr 10, 2012
Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC (Bloomington, IN)
Inventors: Drew B. Schembre (Seattle, WA), Michael S. Clancy (Monaleen), Kevin Chmura (Lewisville, NC)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Eric Goodman
Attorney: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 29/388,901