Vascular closure apparatus

- ACCESS CLOSURE, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front side elevational view of a vascular closure apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the vascular closure apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear side elevational view of the vascular closure apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the vascular closure apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the vascular closure apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the vascular closure apparatus of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the vascular closure apparatus of FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a vascular closure apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D843573
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 2017
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 2019
Assignee: ACCESS CLOSURE, INC. (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors: Sravanthi Avuthu (Portola Valley, CA), Wesley Chung Joe (Fremont, CA), Martin Schnitzer (San Francisco, CA), Curtis Dale Guyer (Dublin, CA), Richard Repp (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/604,735