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US 8,863,415 B2Granted
Decorative element for medical devices
AssigneeJessica Muraco
InventorsJessica Muraco, Sean M. Diamond
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Abstract
A decorative device for use with a medical instrument having a tubing structure, the decorative device including at least one connector configured to removably couple to the tubing structure on the medical instrument, the connector having a face plate engaging structure configured to attachably engage at least tone decorative face plate member.
Claims14
A device for attachment to a medical instrument having a tubing structure, the device comprising:
- at least two connectors configured to removably couple to the tubing structure on the medical instrument, wherein the at least two connector are removably connected to the tubing structure at at least two distinct locations;
- wherein each connector comprises:
- a face plate member engaging surface;
- a tubing engaging region opposed to the face plate engaging surface;
- and
- a central region interposed between the face plate engaging surface and the tubing engaging region;
- wherein the tubing engaging region comprises a) at least two arms projecting outward in a direction opposed to the face plate engaging member surface, the arms in spaced relation to each other, and b) a central surface located between the outwardly projecting arms, the central surface positioned proximate to the central region;
- and wherein the connector has a height (H) and wherein the tubing engaging region has a height (Ha) such that Ha is greater than 50% of a H;
- and
- at least one autoclavable face plate member connected to the respective face plate engaging surface of the associated connector, the autoclavable face plate having a connection surface in contact with the face plate engaging surface of the associated connector and at least one decorative surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.