Vascular closure apparatus

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

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

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Inventors:	Avuthu; Sravanthi (Portola Valley, CA), Joe; Wesley Chung (Fremont, CA), Schnitzer; Martin (San Francisco, CA), Guyer; Curtis Dale (Dublin, CA), Repp; Richard (San Jose, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Access Closure, Inc. Santa Clara CA US
Assignee:	ACCESS CLOSURE, INC. (Santa Clara, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/604,735
Filed:	May 19, 2017

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	14941222	Nov 13, 2015

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/144; D24/133
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/133,144,146-147

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Primary Examiner: Laymon; Wan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Maharaj; Amanda F.

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