Blood pressure connector

- Nordson Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a male member of a blood pressure connector in a distal-to-proximal orientation;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof with the male member in a proximal-to-distal orientation;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof with the male member in the proximal-to-distal orientation;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof with the male member in the distal-to-proximal orientation;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof with the male member in the proximal-to-distal orientation;

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof with the male member in the distal-to-proximal orientation;

FIG. 7 is a distal end view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a proximal end view thereof.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the blood pressure connector that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a blood pressure connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D967955
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 17, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 25, 2022
Assignee: Nordson Corporation (Westlake, OH)
Inventor: Peter D. Lewis (Loveland, CO)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Application Number: 29/670,610