Control handle for a medical device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a control handle for a medical device showing a new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof.

The broken lines are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design. FIGS. 1-7 are lined to represent the colors gray and green.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D762851
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 2015
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2016
Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Troy T. Tegg (Elk River, MN), Andrew Senn (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Robert Delehanty
Application Number: 29/518,298
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Syringe, Catheter Or Needle Component (22) (D24/130)