IP Library Granted Patent US 9,211,162
Granted Patent B2
US 9,211,162 · App. 13/658,082 · Granted Dec 15, 2015

Visualization device for use with a tray for loading a medical device

Inventors: Dawn Kruetzfeldt (Santa Rosa, CA); Glenn Stante (Santa Rosa, CA); Sameer Upadhyaya (Santa Rosa, CA)
Assignee: Medtronic CV Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
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Patent No.
US 9,211,162
App. No.
13/658,082
Granted
Dec 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A visualization device for use with a loading tray includes a frame comprising a floor, a first side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor, and a second side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor and spaced from the first side wall. The visualization device further includes a mirror abutting the floor of the frame. A magnifying glass may also be supported by top edges of the first and second side walls, or by runners coupled to the top edges of the first and second side walls. The visualization device may be slideably disposed in a reservoir of a loading tray.

Claims (14)

1. A visualization device for use with a loading tray comprising:

a frame comprising a floor, a first side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor, and a second side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor and spaced from the first side wall;

a mirror abutting the floor of the frame; and

a magnifying glass supported by a top edge of the first wall opposite the floor and a top edge of the second wall opposite the floor.

2. The visualization device of claim 1 , wherein the mirror is coupled to the floor of the frame.

3. The visualization device of claim 2 , wherein the mirror is adhesively coupled to the floor of the frame.

4. A visualization device for use with a loading tray, the visualization device comprising:

a frame comprising a floor, a first side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor, and a second side wall extending generally perpendicular from the floor and spaced from the first side wall;

a first runner extending from a top edge of the first wall opposite the floor to a top edge of the second wall opposite the floor;

a second runner extending from the top edge of the first wall to the top edge of the second wall, wherein the second runner is spaced from the first runner

a mirror abutting the floor of the frame; and

a magnifying glass abutting the first runner and the second runner such that the first and second runners support the magnifying glass.

5. The visualization device of claim 4 , wherein the mirror is coupled to the floor of the frame.

6. The visualization device of claim 5 , wherein the mirror is adhesively coupled to the floor of the frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2012
From: KRUETZFELDT, DAWN; STANTE, GLENN; UPADHYAYA, SAMEER
To: MEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 029173/0233 →
Continuity (1)
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