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   D747491
Priority
Oct 23 2013
Filed
Oct 23 2013
Issued
Jan 12 2016
Expiry
Jan 12 2030
Inventors
Collins, E…
Assg.orig
St. Jude M…
Assg.curr
ST JUDE M…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
4
References
137
Maint.:
n/a
The ornamental design for an ablation generator, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ablation generator of our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating environment only and form no part of the claimed design.
INVENTORS:

Collins, Eric, Thompson, Sara A., Catron, Mark A., Klemenc, Matija, Kensok, Karen M., Blix, John B.

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