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Intervertebral implant

Granted 27 Nov 2012 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Bank of America Corporation · originally Globus Medical

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Inventors: Matthew Curran, William Smith · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/376,166
filed 1 Oct 2010
Publication
Not published
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US D671645
granted 27 Nov 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an intervertebral implant showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a first end view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a second end view thereof.

The broken line showing is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/155

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Pendency
2.2 y
788 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
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