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Publication numberUSD634010 S1
Publication typeGrant
Application number29/341,411
Publication date8 Mar 2011
Filing date5 Aug 2009
Priority date
5 Aug 2009
Inventors
Arnold V. DeCarlo
Original Assignee
Vivant Medical, Inc.
U.S. Classification
D24/140
D24/147
D24/133
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Medical device indicator guide
US D634010 S1
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Claims

  1. The ornamental design for a medical device indicator guide, as shown and described.

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, perspective view of a medical device indicator guide in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the medical device indicator guide of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the medical device indicator guide of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the medical device indicator guide of FIG. 2, rotated 180°.
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