Catheter

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a catheter;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the catheter illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the catheter illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the catheter illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a first side view of the catheter illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a second side view of the catheter illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the catheter illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the catheter illustrated in FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the figure drawings represent portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a catheter, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Blanchard; Daniel B. (North Salt Lake, UT)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Blanchard; Daniel B. North Salt Lake UT US
Assignee:	C. R. Bard, Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ)
Family ID:	44912384
Appl. No.:	D/431,405
Filed:	September 6, 2012

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	13107781	May 13, 2011

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/112
Current CPC Class:	A61M25/09041 20130101; A61M25/0105 20130101; A61M25/0606 20130101; A61M25/0097 20130101; A61M25/0102 20130101; A61M25/0618 20130101
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/112-114,108,127,130,133

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Primary Examiner: Lane; Sheryl
Assistant Examiner: Shiflet; Nicole
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rutan & Tucker, LLP