Airway device

- INTERSURGICAL AG
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an airway device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an airway device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D842456
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 2015
Date of Patent: Mar 5, 2019
Assignees: INTERSURGICAL AG ,
Inventors: Andrew Neil Miller (Crowthorne), Jane Elizabeth Kemp (Bristol), Muhammed Aslam Nasir (Caddington)
Primary Examiner: Karen E Kearney
Assistant Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Application Number: 29/548,655
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Inhalation Tube Or Mouthpiece Type (6) (D24/110.5)