Medical injector for ocular injection

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front left perspective view of the medical injector;

FIG. 2 is a rear right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top end view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom end view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front left perspective view of the medical injector illustrated in FIG. 1 without the needle cover present;

FIG. 10 is a rear right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top end view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom end 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 medical injector for ocular injection, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D750223
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 14, 2014
Date of Patent: Feb 23, 2016
Assignee: Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (Alpharetta, GA)
Inventors: Rafael Victor Andino (Atlanta, GA), Christopher John Brooks (Glen Cove, NY)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Application Number: 29/506,275