Nasal airway medical instrument

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the nasal airway medical instrument.

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines represent portions of the nasal airway medical instrument that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a nasal airway medical instrument, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Ng; Gregory (San Lorenzo, CA), Anderson; Curtis (Loudon, TN), Gatehouse; Robert (Pleasanton, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type AERIN MEDICAL, INC. Sunnyvale CA US
Assignee:	AERIN MEDICAL, INC. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/602,518
Filed:	May 1, 2017

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/146
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/138,137,133,145,146,147,108,113,127

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Primary Examiner: Bennett-Hattan; Eliza Z
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.

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