Ultrasound catheter

- ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the ultrasound catheter;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a detail view of area “8” shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a detail view of area “9” shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a detail view of area “10” shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 11 is a detail view of area “11” shown in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 12 is a detail view of area “12” shown in FIG. 6.

The evenly spaced broken lines depict unclaimed parts of the ultrasound catheter and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash chain lines forming rectangular shaped boxes around certain portions of FIGS. 2 to 6 depict areas shown as detail views in FIGS. 8 to 12, and form no part of the claimed design. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an ultrasound catheter as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1071153
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 2023
Date of Patent: Apr 15, 2025
Assignee: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD. (Seto)
Inventors: Makoto Nishigishi (Seto), Hirotomo Shimizu (Seto), Yoshiki Kato (Seto), Yusuke Kido (Seto)
Primary Examiner: Natasha Vujcic
Assistant Examiner: Gilbert B Ford
Application Number: 29/891,437