Interlocking tubular stent structure

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an interlocking tubular stent structure showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another top perspective view thereof showing the design in a substantially interlocked condition;

FIG. 3 is another top perspective view thereof, shown on an enlarged scale and with broken lines to indicate environment and which form no part of the claim,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof shown on an enlarged scale and in a planar condition;

FIG. 5 is another top plan view thereof shown on an enlarged scale and in an expanded condition;

FIG. 6 is another top perspective view thereof shown on an enlarged scale and partially in fragment; and,

FIG. 7 is another top perspective view thereof shown on an enlarged scale, partially in fragment and in a substantially interlocked position.

Claims

The ornamental design for an interlocking tubular stent structure, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D568476
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2006
Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
Assignee: OrbusNeich Medical, Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Inventors: Robert John Cottone, Jr. (Davie, FL), Shusheng Ye (Miami, FL), John Pazienza (Pompano Beach, FL)
Primary Examiner: Charles A. Rademaker
Attorney: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Application Number: 29/249,944
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)