Drive device for a medical instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of an embodiment of a drive device for a medical instrument;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear, left perspective view of the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a left view of the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a right view of the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the embodiment; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the embodiment.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the drive device for a medical instrument and form no part of the claimed subject matter. Color and texture may or may not form part of the claimed design without departing from the design disclosed. The inventors anticipate that the invention can be any part, portion, element, or combination of elements of the depicted design. The addition of further physical elements such as ribs, ridges, textures, and/or dimples are not excluded. Any part, portion, element, or combination of elements of the depicted design or designs which is novel may represent an invention or design for which protection is or may be claimed in the future. In certain applications, the illustrated embodiments of a drive device for a medical instrument can be used to axially advance a medical instrument such as an endoscope into and out of a patient.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1152012
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 2026
Assignee: Auris Health, Inc. (Redwood City, CA)
Inventors: Casey Teal Landey (San Francisco, CA), Jeffrey C. Weintraub (San Carlos, CA), Bruno Richet (Berkeley, CA), Francois Pierre René Dransart (San Francisco, CA), Jaeyeon Kwon (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Rhea Shields
Application Number: 29/884,542