Material for an expandable stent

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of material for an expandable stent showing my new design. The material is of no appreciable thickness. The broken lines are used to indicate the boundaries of the repeatable surface pattern and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for material for an expandable stent, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D581054
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 28, 2006
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2008
Assignee: Invatec S.r.l. (Roncadelle, Brescia)
Inventor: Brian E. Moore (Sunnyvale, CA)
Primary Examiner: Charles A Rademaker
Attorney: Shoemaker and Mattare
Application Number: 29/250,696
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)