Hand-piece for medical ablation catheter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a hand-piece for medical ablation catheter showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front, top, side, perspective view; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the figures form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a hand-piece for medical ablation catheter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D845467
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 2017
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 2019
Assignee: UPTAKE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: Erik Henne (Seattle, WA), Joshua Pieter Kroon (Seattle, WA), Joseph Jin Hyo Lee (Seattle, WA), Robert Barry (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: David G Muller
Application Number: 29/617,917