Storage container for a heart valve

- Medtronic, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a storage container for a heart valve showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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D332396 January 12, 1993 Bell
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Patent History
Patent number: D345910
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 7, 1992
Date of Patent: Apr 12, 1994
Assignee: Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Billie J. Millwee (Riverside, CA), Luis Salazar (Rowland Heights, CA), Carol E. Eberhardt (Fullerton, CA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorneys: Terry L. Wiles, Harold R. Patton
Application Number: 7/909,807
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9418; Receptacle Or Vessel (14) (D24/121)