Attachment for the trailing end of a urethral drainage tube

- Astra Aktiebolag
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an attachment for the trailing end of a urethral drainage tube showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an end levational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an end elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 10.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 6, 7 and 9 through 11 of a drainage tube is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D432230
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 24, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 2000
Assignee: Astra Aktiebolag (Sodertalje)
Inventor: Jan Utas (Kungsbacka)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Law Firm: White & Case LLP
Application Number: 0/98,258