Implant

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an implant;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines of FIGS. 1-6 show portions of the implant that form no part of the claimed design. The long dash-short dash broken lines of FIG. 1 represent a boundary of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. FIGS. 1 and 2 are lined for color with staggered vertical dashed broken lines representing the color purple and the stippling representing a contrast in appearance.

Claims

The ornamental design for an implant, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1155810
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 5, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 2026
Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ)
Inventors: Christopher W Gelinas (Providence, RI), Stephen N. Eldridge (Exeter, RI), Jon I. Montcrieff (Mansfield, MA), Sarah B. Borysenko (Providence, RI), Frederick H. Strickler, Jr. (Malden, MA), Scott Narkevicius (Wakefield, RI)
Primary Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Assistant Examiner: Anne E. Bedney
Application Number: 29/877,334
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)