Medical viewing device

- Welch Allyn, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of a medical viewing device made in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is another perspective view thereof in a use condition with an attached handle;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a medical viewing device made in accordance with another embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is a front perspective view of the medical viewing device thereof in a use condition with an attached handle.

Broken lines as shown are intended to show the environment of the design and do not form a part of the claimed design.

Claims

An ornamental design for a medical viewing device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D959661
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 1, 2021
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2022
Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, NY)
Inventors: Robert S. Englert (Jamesville, NY), Raymond A. Lia (Auburn, NY), Michael T. McMahon (Syracuse, NY), David G. Perkins (Tully, NY), Robert L. Vivenzio (Auburn, NY), Brian Perrault (Vestal, NY), Timothy R. Fitch (Skaneateles, NY), Alan S. Knieriem (Baldwinsville, NY), Steven R. Slawson (Camillus, NY)
Primary Examiner: Eliza Z Harvey
Application Number: 29/813,764
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Viewing (e.g., Otoscope, Ophthalmoscope, Etc.) (D24/137)