Low profile gastrostomy catheter

- Teleflex, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view.

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Patent History
Patent number: D350393
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 1992
Date of Patent: Sep 6, 1994
Assignee: Teleflex, Inc. (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
Inventor: Laurence A. Potter (Flemington, NJ)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Ian Simmons
Law Firm: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik
Application Number: 0/2,351