Low profile transpyloric jejunostomy catheter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the low profile transpyloric jejunostomy catheter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the low profile transpyloric jejunostomy catheter illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the low profile transpyloric jejunostomy catheter illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an additional side view of the low profile transpyloric jejunostomy catheter illustrated in FIG. 1. The view illustrated is on a side that is opposite FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is an additional side view of the low profile transpyloric jejunostomy catheter as illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is an additional side view of the low profile transpyloric jejunostomy catheter illustrated in FIG. 1. The view illustrated is on a side that is opposite FIG. 5.

Claims

The ornamental design for a low profile transpyloric jejunostomy catheter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D561329
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 2006
Date of Patent: Feb 5, 2008
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Donald J. McMichael (Roswell, GA), Mark Elliott Foster (Cumming, GA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Attorney: Dority & Manning, P.A.
Application Number: 29/267,081