USPatent applicationPatented

Coupler for coupling a camera to an endoscope

Granted 20 Dec 2016 · 2 office actions

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29/502,890
filed 19 Sep 2014
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Patent
US D774649
granted 20 Dec 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a coupler for coupling a camera to an endoscope, showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the coupler, showing the opposite side from FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a top elevational view of the coupler.

FIG. 4 is a bottom elevational view of the coupler.

FIG. 5 is a distal end elevational view of the coupler.

FIG. 6 is a proximal end elevational view of the coupler.

FIG. 7 is a distal perspective view of the coupler, shown coupled to a camera and an endoscope.

FIG. 8 is a distal perspective view of the coupler, from the opposite side shown in FIG. 7 , shown coupled to a camera and an endoscope.

FIG. 9 is a proximal perspective view of the coupler, shown coupled to a camera and an endoscope; and,

FIG. 10 is a proximal perspective view of the coupler, from the opposite side shown in FIG. 9 , shown coupled to a camera and an endoscope.

The features shown in broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter and are for illustrative purposed only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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D24/138

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Wan Laymon
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