This application is related to concurrently filed applications Ser. No. 29 / 097 , 552 , filed Dec. 8 , 1998 , application Ser. No. 29 / 097 , 550 , filed Dec. 8 , 1998 , application Ser. No. 29 ; 097 , 551 , filed Dec. 8 , 1998 , the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference for all purposes.

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a a portion of an interface for a medical instrument showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof; at an enlarged scale.

The broken line drawings of the environment in which the invention may be used forms no part of the claimed design. A perspective view, a front and rear a elevational view, and right and left elevation view are not shown since the claimed design does not appear in these views.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a portion of an interface for a medical instrument, as shown and described.

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