Medical probe

- KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medical probe;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown herein;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 2 in which the internal mechanism is omitted thereof.

The broken lines show portions of the medical probe that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D818594
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 22, 2016
Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Inventors: Tomonari Asai (Hachioji), Kenichiro Uchihara (Nagareyama)
Primary Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Assistant Examiner: Mary Malley
Application Number: 29/571,831