Electrode

Description

FIG. 1 is a rear view of an electrode showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is is a side view thereof, the opposite side view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the electrode that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an electrode, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Schneider; Ely (Flushing, NY), Keren; Hanan (Kfar-Saba, IL)
Assignee:	Cheetah Medical Ltd. (Tortola, VG)
Appl. No.:	D/287,628
Filed:	August 30, 2007

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/187
Current International Class:	2401
Field of Search:	;D24/144,164,167,168,170,187,231 ;600/300,301,368,372,481,529,544,554,561 ;607/4,5,9,30,129

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Primary Examiner: Nelson; T. Chase
Assistant Examiner: Cavanna; Mark