Implantable blood pump

- Thoratec Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an implementation of a new ornamental design of an implantable blood pump.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the design of FIG, 1.

FIG. 5 is a back view of the design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the design of FIG. 1.

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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)