Manifold housing for a medical waste collection device

- Stryker Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, rear, right side perspective view of a manifold housing for a medical waste collection device;

FIG. 2 is a rear, right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front, right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom, front, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof.

The evenly broken lines in the drawings depict portions of a manifold housing for a medical waste collection device that form no part of the claimed design. The uneven broken lines represent a boundary that does not exist in the reality of the article. The claimed design extends to the boundary line but does not include the boundary.

Claims

The ornamental design for a manifold housing for a medical waste collection device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1128903
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 2025
Date of Patent: Jun 2, 2026
Assignee: Stryker Corporation (Portage, MI)
Inventor: Michael Zollinger (Chelsea, MI)
Primary Examiner: Nathan M Johnston
Application Number: 29/983,452