Eye treatment apparatus

- TearScience, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an eye treatment apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

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.

The broken line showing a portion of an eye treatment apparatus is included for illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for eye treatment apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D614303
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 6, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 2010
Assignee: TearScience, Inc. (Morrisville, NC)
Inventors: Keith H. Gausmann (Cary, NC), Stephen M. Grenon (Durham, NC), Julia Rose Anderson (Melrose, MA), David Chesley (Duxbury, MA), Gary Prokop (Wheaton, IL)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Wan Laymon
Attorney: Withrow & Terranova, PLLC
Application Number: 29/303,314
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ophthalmic (D24/150)