Patent
   D444555
Priority
Dec 08 1998
Filed
Dec 08 1998
Issued
Jul 03 2001
Expiry
Jul 03 2015
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for an interface for a medical instrument, as shown and described.

This application is related to concurrently filed Applications Ser. No. 29/097,544, filed Dec. 8, 1998, Application Ser. No. 29/097,550, filed Dec. 8, 1998, Application Ser. No. 29/097,551, filed Dec. 8, 1998, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference for all purposes.

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a an interface for a medical instrument showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view at an enlarged scale thereof; for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line drawings of the tool and cover forms no part of the claimed design.

Blumenkranz, Stephen J., Julian, Chris, Cooper, Thomas

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