Vital signs monitor

- Instromedix, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view showing the front of a vital signs monitor constructed in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view showing the rear of the vital signs monitor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the vital signs monitor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D414870
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 1999
Assignee: Instromedix, Inc. (Hillsboro, OR)
Inventors: William E. Saltzstein (Woodinville, WA), Mohamed Sabri (Beaverton, OR), Scott M. Burkhart (Hillsboro, OR), Gregory T. Semler (Menlo Park, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston, LLP
Application Number: 0/81,446
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Patient Monitor Or Diagnostic Instrument Not Elsewhere Specified (50) (D24/186)
International Classification: 2401;