Nasal airway medical instrument

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the nasal airway medical instrument.

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)