Snare introducer

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a snare introducer.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the snare introducer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the snare introducer of FIG. 1. The rear view of the snare introducer of FIG. 1 is a mirror image of the front view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged left side view of the snare introducer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged right side view of the snare introducer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is bottom view of the snare introducer of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the snare introducer of FIG. 1, taken through line 7-7 of FIG. 3.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the snare introducer which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a snare introducer, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Pham; Vinny K. (Salt Lake City, UT), Byrne; Paul (Tuam, IE), Flygare; Mark (Farmington, UT)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Pham; Vinny K. Byrne; Paul Flygare; Mark Salt Lake City Tuam Farmington UT N/A UT US IE US
Assignee:	Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (South Jordan, UT)
Appl. No.:	D/413,090
Filed:	February 10, 2012

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/130
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;606/113,127,200 ;600/104,433,434,585 ;D24/130,133,140,143,146,147

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Primary Examiner: Pratt; Deanna L
Assistant Examiner: Price; Ieisha
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Stoel Rives LLP