Pulmonary valve conduit

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Description

FIG. 1 is a first, side perspective view of a first portion of a pulmonary valve conduit;

FIG. 2 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a third side view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a first side view of another alternate pulmonary valve conduit.

Broken lines are also for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The Inventors and the Applicant reserve the right to cancel any figure, combination of figures. The claimed indicators shown are not limiting by way of position on the pulmonary valve conduit and it is understood that any one of the shown indicators may be claimed. Further, the claimed indicators may include discontinues perimeters and include differing thickness than those illustrated and/or claimed. In addition, the indicators shown on the figures may be along any position of the pulmonary valve conduit. Further, the Inventors and the Applicant reserve the right to illustrate and claim any one or more of the various features of the pulmonary valve conduit illustrated and shown in the figures.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pulmonary valve conduit, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D977642
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 29, 2018
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2023
Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Joseph R. Armstrong (Flagstaff, AZ), Kyle W. Colavito (Flagstaff, AZ), Steven Cureton (Flagstaff, AZ), Marc A. Schlaud (Flagstaff, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Charles D Hanson
Application Number: 29/668,194
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)