Portion of an interface for a medical instrument

- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
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Description

This application is related to concurrently filed applications Ser. No. 29/097,552, filed Dec. 8, 1998, application Ser. No. 29/097,550, filed Dec. 8, 1998, application Ser. No. 29;097,551, filed Dec. 8, 1998, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference for all purposes.

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a a portion of an interface for a medical instrument showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof; at an enlarged scale.

The broken line drawings of the environment in which the invention may be used forms no part of the claimed design. A perspective view, a front and rear a elevational view, and right and left elevation view are not shown since the claimed design does not appear in these views.

Claims

The ornamental design for a portion of an interface for a medical instrument, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5125394 June 30, 1992 Chatenever et al.
5184601 February 9, 1993 Putnam
5623582 April 22, 1997 Rosenberg
5814038 September 29, 1998 Jensen et al.
5855583 January 5, 1999 Wang et al.
5876325 March 2, 1999 Mizuno et al.
5911036 June 8, 1999 Wright et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
WO 98/25666 June 1998 WO
Patent History
Patent number: D441862
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 1998
Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
Assignee: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Thomas Cooper (Menlo Park, CA), Chris Julian (Los Gatos, CA), Stephen J. Blumenkranz (Redwood City, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Townsend Townsend & Crew LLP, Mark D. Barrish, Esq.
Application Number: 29/097,544
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand Manipulated Tool Or Instrument (23) (D24/133)
International Classification: 2402;