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Spinal fusion implant

Granted 2 Jun 2015 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Bank of America Corporation · originally Globus Medical

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Inventors: Claude Gelinas, Benjamin VerHage, Michael Mindoro · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/475,314
filed 2 Dec 2013
Publication
Not published
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US D731063
granted 2 Jun 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spinal fusion implant showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an end view of the leading side of the spinal fusion implant of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the spinal fusion implant of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 4 is an end of the trailing side of the spinal fusion implant of FIG. 1 .

The broken line showing is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the spinal fusion implant that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/155

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Ian Simmons
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