Catheter

- Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front left side perspective view of a catheter showing my new design, the catheter tube being shown broken in the center to indicate indeterminate length;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D355031
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 1992
Date of Patent: Jan 31, 1995
Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo)
Inventor: Masashi Yoshikawa (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Woodward
Application Number: 0/457