Handheld medical instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, left side perspective view of a handheld medical instrument;

FIG. 2 is a back, right side perspective view of the instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view of the instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the instrument of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the instrument of FIG. 1.

Features illustrated with the broken lines form no part of the claimed design and are merely to illustrate an exemplary environment for the portion illustrated with solid lines.

Claims

The ornamental design for a handheld medical instrument, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1097149
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 2025
Assignee: Cynosure, LLC (Westford, MA)
Inventor: Jeffrey Michael Treen (Nashua, NH)
Primary Examiner: T Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Kelly L Gross
Application Number: 29/932,050
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand Manipulated Tool Or Instrument (23) (D24/133)