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The broken lines in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the plunger that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines in the drawings represent the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof.
Claims
The ornamental design for a plunger, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 6, 2020
Date of Patent: Jan 2, 2024
Assignee: Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Andrew J. Ries (Lino Lakes, MN), Kamal Deep Mothilal (Minneapolis, MN), Craig Wiklund (Bloomington, MN), Kris A. Peterson (St. Louis Park, MN), Hui Jin (Shoreview, MN), Kathryn J. Moore (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Jonathan J Han
Assistant Examiner: Amanda J Berlinski
Application Number: 29/740,621