Patent
   D424693
Priority
Apr 08 1999
Filed
Apr 08 1999
Issued
May 09 2000
Expiry
May 09 2014
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
291
5
n/a
I claim the ornamental design for a needle guide for attachment to an ultrasound transducer probe, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a needle guide for attachment to an ultrasound transducer, showing my new design, the broken line showing being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Pruter, Rick L.

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