Catheter

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front left side perspective view of a catheter showing my new design, the catheter tube being shown broken in the center to indicate indeterminate length;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a catheter, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Yoshikawa; Masashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:	Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/000,457
Filed:	October 15, 1992

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Apr 20, 1992 [JP]			4-11485

Current U.S. Class:	D24/112; D24/129
Field of Search:	;D24/112,129 ;604/280,238,52,53,283,905 ;128/656,657,658

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D268871	May 1983	Benham et al.
D314050	January 1991	Sone
D340111	October 1993	Yohikawa
3835862	September 1974	Villari
4464176	August 1984	Wijayarathna
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5131537	July 1992	Gonzales
5167m647	December 1992	Wijkamp et al.
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Foreign Patent Documents

	8902307		Apr 1991		NL

Other References

Percutaneous Femoral Vein Hemodialysis Catheter Insertion; pp. 291-299; Method of Bruce S. Cutler; Atlas of Bedside Procedures, Little Brown and Co., 1979..

Primary Examiner: Word; A. Hugo
Assistant Examiner: Simmons; I.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Woodward