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Combined intradiscal insertion tool and intradiscal shim

Granted 19 Jul 2016 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Bank of America Corporation · originally Globus Medical

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Inventors: James Coleman Lee, Matthew Schwartz · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/508,821
filed 11 Nov 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D761957
granted 19 Jul 2016

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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 front side of an combined intradiscal insertion tool and intradiscal shim showing our new design with the intradiscal tool removed for ease of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rear side thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective front view of an combined intradiscal insertion tool and intradiscal shim showing our new design with the combined intradiscal insertion tool and intradiscal shim removed for ease of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a is a perspective view of a rear side thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective front view of an combined intradiscal insertion tool and intradiscal shim showing our new design;

FIG. 8 is a is a perspective view of a rear side thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a side view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/133

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Examiner
Wan Laymon
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