Tube delivery device

- Acclarent, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a delivery tube device in accordance with the present invention showing our new design;

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 bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tube delivery device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D640374
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 15, 2010
Date of Patent: Jun 21, 2011
Assignee: Acclarent, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA)
Inventors: Greg Liu (Sunnyvale, CA), Rohit Girotra (San Francisco, CA), Thomas Daniel Gross (Los Gatos, CA), Mathew D. Clopp (Santa Clara, CA)
Primary Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Application Number: 29/365,810
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand Manipulated Tool Or Instrument (23) (D24/133)