Guidewire stylette

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of our new design.

FIG. 2 is a close-up view of a portion of our new design indicated by the circle in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of our new design.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of our new design.

FIG. 5 is a left-side view of our new design.

FIG. 6 is a right-side view of our new design.

FIG. 7 is a top view of our new design; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of our new design.

The guidewire stylette is shown with symbolic breaks, the appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed.

The dash-dot-dash broken lines in the drawings indicate the boundaries of enlarged views and form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a guidewire stylette, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D835777
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2016
Date of Patent: Dec 11, 2018
Assignee: Arkis BioSciences Inc. (Knoxville, TN)
Inventors: Chad Eric Seaver (Knoxville, TN), James Chris Arnott (Knoxville, TN), James Alexander Killeffer (Knoxville, TN), Quentin T. Aten (Knoxville, TN)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Assistant Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Application Number: 29/582,461