Laparoscopic sizing instrument
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The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas depict the bounds of the claimed design, while all other broken lines are directed to environment. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a laparoscopic sizing instrument, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 2018
Date of Patent: Aug 13, 2019
Assignee: Torax Medical, Inc. (Shoreview, MN)
Inventors: Kyle P. Taylor (Greenfield, MN), Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. (Rogers, MN), Celeste L. Huster (Blaine, MN)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Lauren D McVey
Application Number: 29/638,804