Nasal airway medical instrument
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Description
The broken lines represent portions of the nasal airway medical instrument that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a nasal airway medical instrument, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D946149
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 7, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 15, 2022
Assignee: Aerin Medical Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors: Gregory Ng (San Lorenzo, CA), Curtis Anderson (Loudon, TN), Robert Gatehouse (Pleasanton, CA)
Primary Examiner: Eliza Z Bennett-Hattan
Application Number: 29/708,513
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 7, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 15, 2022
Assignee: Aerin Medical Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors: Gregory Ng (San Lorenzo, CA), Curtis Anderson (Loudon, TN), Robert Gatehouse (Pleasanton, CA)
Primary Examiner: Eliza Z Bennett-Hattan
Application Number: 29/708,513
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)