Breathing tube for conveying oxygen or anesthesia gas to lungs and conveying exhaled gas away from lungs of patient

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a breathing tube for conveying oxygen or anesthesia gas to lungs and conveying exhaled gas away from lungs of patient, showing our new design, the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, with all other sides being identical to that shown;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, the opposite end elevational view being identical;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1, with all sides being identical to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view of a third embodiment of FIG. 1, with all sides being identical to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2; and,

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view of a fourth embodiment of FIG. 2, with all sides being identical to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIGS. 1 and 2 have been fragmentarily shown for ease of illustration.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a breathing tube for conveying oxygen or anesthesia gas to lungs and conveying exhaled gas away from lungs of patient, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Hoenig; Richard (Weare, NH), Furler; Alan (Sparta, NJ)
Assignee:	Vital Signs Inc. (Totowa, NJ)
Appl. No.:	D/069,747
Filed:	April 18, 1997

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/110
Current International Class:	2401
Field of Search:	;D24/110 ;128/204.18,204.17,205.12,207.14,201.13,200.24,911,912 ;138/121,173 ;D23/259,262,266

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

4463755	August 1984	Suzuki
4637384	January 1987	Schroeder
5109838	May 1992	Elam
5121746	June 1992	Sikora
5623922	April 1997	Smith
5735266	April 1998	Smith

Primary Examiner: Reid; Stella
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rhodes, Jr.; R. Gale