Implantable blood pump
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Description
The broken line showing is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for an implantable blood pump, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D671646
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 21, 2011
Date of Patent: Nov 27, 2012
Assignee: Thoratec Corporation (Pleasanton, CA)
Inventors: Kevin Bourque (Reading, MA), Christopher James Cotter (Newburyport, MA), Justin Aron Callaway (Goffstown, NH)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Charles Hanson
Attorney: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/390,200
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 21, 2011
Date of Patent: Nov 27, 2012
Assignee: Thoratec Corporation (Pleasanton, CA)
Inventors: Kevin Bourque (Reading, MA), Christopher James Cotter (Newburyport, MA), Justin Aron Callaway (Goffstown, NH)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Charles Hanson
Attorney: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/390,200
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)