Medical device connector

- CytoPherx, Inc
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a medical device connector incorporating my design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation of the medical device connector;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the medical device connector;

FIG. 4 is a right-side elevation of the medical device connector;

FIG. 5 is a left-side elevation of the medical device connector; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the medical device connector.

The broken lines depicting the flexible tube and the interior structure of the fittings illustrate those portions of the article which are environment. The “S-break” broken lines indicate that the medical tubing shown is of no particular length. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a medical device connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D629893
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 28, 2009
Date of Patent: Dec 28, 2010
Assignee: CytoPherx, Inc (Ann Arbor, MI)
Inventor: H. David Humes (Ann Arbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Goodwin Procter LLP
Application Number: 29/336,096