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USD690009S1
USD690009S1 US29/442,054 US201129442054F USD690009S US D690009 S1 USD690009 S1 US D690009S1 US 201129442054 F US201129442054 F US 201129442054F US D690009 S USD690009 S US D690009S
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an embodiment of a biopsy needle tip of the present invention including a dimpled surface; and,
FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof, a left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof.
The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. Any broken or phantom lines in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design. The views are shown as broken away to indicate that no particular needle length is claimed.

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  1. We claim the ornamental design for a biopsy needle tip, as shown and described.
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