diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/_view_instrument_match.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/_view_instrument_match.py
index 96a77fa6b1..3b4405ac4c 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/_view_instrument_match.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/_view_instrument_match.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from time import time_ns
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Sequence
 
-from opentelemetry.metrics import Instrument
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.aggregation import (
     Aggregation,
     AggregationTemporality,
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@
     _Aggregation,
     _SumAggregation,
 )
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.instrument import _Instrument
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.measurement import Measurement
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.point import DataPointT
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.view import View
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class _ViewInstrumentMatch:
     def __init__(
         self,
         view: View,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         instrument_class_aggregation: Dict[type, Aggregation],
     ):
         self._view = view
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/aggregation.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/aggregation.py
index 46c30f9049..027ddf9b32 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/aggregation.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/aggregation.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     Asynchronous,
     Counter,
     Histogram,
-    Instrument,
     ObservableCounter,
     ObservableGauge,
     ObservableUpDownCounter,
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.exponential_histogram.mapping.logarithm_mapping import (
     LogarithmMapping,
 )
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.instrument import _Instrument
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.measurement import Measurement
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.point import Buckets as BucketsPoint
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.point import (
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ class Aggregation(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def _create_aggregation(
         self,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         attributes: Attributes,
         reservoir_factory: Callable[
             [Type[_Aggregation]], ExemplarReservoirBuilder
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ class DefaultAggregation(Aggregation):
 
     def _create_aggregation(
         self,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         attributes: Attributes,
         reservoir_factory: Callable[
             [Type[_Aggregation]], ExemplarReservoirBuilder
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     def _create_aggregation(
         self,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         attributes: Attributes,
         reservoir_factory: Callable[
             [Type[_Aggregation]], ExemplarReservoirBuilder
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     def _create_aggregation(
         self,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         attributes: Attributes,
         reservoir_factory: Callable[
             [Type[_Aggregation]], ExemplarReservoirBuilder
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ class SumAggregation(Aggregation):
 
     def _create_aggregation(
         self,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         attributes: Attributes,
         reservoir_factory: Callable[
             [Type[_Aggregation]], ExemplarReservoirBuilder
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ class LastValueAggregation(Aggregation):
 
     def _create_aggregation(
         self,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         attributes: Attributes,
         reservoir_factory: Callable[
             [Type[_Aggregation]], ExemplarReservoirBuilder
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ class DropAggregation(Aggregation):
 
     def _create_aggregation(
         self,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         attributes: Attributes,
         reservoir_factory: Callable[
             [Type[_Aggregation]], ExemplarReservoirBuilder
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/instrument.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/instrument.py
index 08d1bc021c..ecd1996d0a 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/instrument.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/instrument.py
@@ -17,11 +17,21 @@
 
 from logging import getLogger
 from time import time_ns
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Generator, Iterable, List, Sequence, Union
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Generator,
+    Iterable,
+    List,
+    Protocol,
+    Sequence,
+    Union,
+    cast,
+    runtime_checkable,
+)
 
 # This kind of import is needed to avoid Sphinx errors.
 from opentelemetry.context import Context, get_current
-from opentelemetry.metrics import CallbackT
+from opentelemetry.metrics import Asynchronous, CallbackT, Synchronous
 from opentelemetry.metrics import Counter as APICounter
 from opentelemetry.metrics import Histogram as APIHistogram
 from opentelemetry.metrics import ObservableCounter as APIObservableCounter
@@ -55,7 +65,15 @@
 )
 
 
-class _Synchronous:
+@runtime_checkable
+class _Instrument(Protocol):
+    name: str
+    unit: str
+    description: str
+    instrumentation_scope: InstrumentationScope
+
+
+class _Synchronous(_Instrument, Synchronous):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
@@ -79,7 +97,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         name = result["name"]
         unit = result["unit"]
-        description = result["description"]
+        description = cast(str, result["description"])
 
         self.name = name.lower()
         self.unit = unit
@@ -93,13 +111,13 @@ def _is_enabled(self) -> bool:
         return self._meter_config is None or self._meter_config.is_enabled
 
 
-class _Asynchronous:
+class _Asynchronous(_Instrument, Asynchronous):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
         instrumentation_scope: InstrumentationScope,
         measurement_consumer: MeasurementConsumer,
-        callbacks: Iterable[CallbackT] | None = None,
+        callbacks: Sequence[CallbackT] | None = None,
         unit: str = "",
         description: str = "",
         *,
@@ -118,7 +136,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         name = result["name"]
         unit = result["unit"]
-        description = result["description"]
+        description = cast(str, result["description"])
 
         self.name = name.lower()
         self.unit = unit
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/measurement.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/measurement.py
index a73d6001a1..1d2137be80 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/measurement.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/measurement.py
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
 
 from opentelemetry.context import Context
-from opentelemetry.metrics import Instrument
 from opentelemetry.util.types import Attributes
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.instrument import _Instrument
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class Measurement:
@@ -35,6 +39,6 @@ class Measurement:
 
     value: Union[int, float]
     time_unix_nano: int
-    instrument: Instrument
+    instrument: _Instrument
     context: Context
     attributes: Attributes = None
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/metric_reader_storage.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/metric_reader_storage.py
index 8b151da976..93c2ebcc61 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/metric_reader_storage.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/metric_reader_storage.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from opentelemetry.metrics import (
     Asynchronous,
     Counter,
-    Instrument,
     ObservableCounter,
 )
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal._view_instrument_match import (
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@
     _LastValueAggregation,
     _SumAggregation,
 )
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.instrument import _Instrument
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.measurement import Measurement
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.point import (
     ExponentialHistogram,
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ def __init__(
         self._lock = RLock()
         self._sdk_config = sdk_config
         self._instrument_view_instrument_matches: Dict[
-            Instrument, List[_ViewInstrumentMatch]
+            _Instrument, List[_ViewInstrumentMatch]
         ] = {}
         self._instrument_class_temporality = instrument_class_temporality
         self._instrument_class_aggregation = instrument_class_aggregation
 
     def _get_or_init_view_instrument_match(
-        self, instrument: Instrument
+        self, instrument: _Instrument
     ) -> List[_ViewInstrumentMatch]:
         # Optimistically get the relevant views for the given instrument. Once set for a given
         # instrument, the mapping will never change
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def collect(self) -> Optional[MetricsData]:
 
     def _handle_view_instrument_match(
         self,
-        instrument: Instrument,
+        instrument: _Instrument,
         view_instrument_matches: List["_ViewInstrumentMatch"],
     ) -> None:
         for view in self._sdk_config.views:
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def _handle_view_instrument_match(
 
     @staticmethod
     def _check_view_instrument_compatibility(
-        view: View, instrument: Instrument
+        view: View, instrument: _Instrument
     ) -> bool:
         """
         Checks if a view and an instrument are compatible.
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/view.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/view.py
index b3fa029d6c..ef0b04950b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/view.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/_internal/view.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     ExemplarReservoirBuilder,
     SimpleFixedSizeExemplarReservoir,
 )
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics._internal.instrument import _Instrument
 
 _logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
     # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
-    def _match(self, instrument: Instrument) -> bool:
+    def _match(self, instrument: _Instrument) -> bool:
         if self._instrument_type is not None:
             if not isinstance(instrument, self._instrument_type):
                 return False