Ampule crush tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of an ampule crush tool according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The dot-dash broken lines represent boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines depict portions of the ampule crush tool that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an ampule crush tool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D983407
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 20, 2020
Date of Patent: Apr 11, 2023
Assignee: Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (West Chester, PA)
Inventors: Eugene R. Scavola (Charlottesville, VA), Paul Daly (Plymouth, NH), Gregory Alcorn (Valley Forge, PA), Vicki Fluck (Quakertown, PA)
Primary Examiner: Wendy L Arminio
Assistant Examiner: Maheen Khurshid
Application Number: 29/755,448
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellanous (67) (D24/231)