End cap for a spinal implant

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the end cap for a spinal implant in accordance with a first embodiment of my claimed design with the remainder of the implant shown in hidden line and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an exterior end view of the end cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an interior end view of the end cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the end cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an interior end view of an alternative embodiment of the end cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of an alternative embodiment of the end cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the end cap for a spinal implant in accordance with a second embodiment of my claimed design with the remainder of the implant shown in hidden line and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 8 is an exterior end view of the end cap of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the end cap of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an interior end view of the end cap of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the end cap for a spinal implant in accordance with a third embodiment of my claimed design with the remainder of the implant shown in hidden line and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 12 is an exterior end view of the end cap of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of the end cap of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 14 is an interior end view of the end cap of FIG. 11.

Claims

The ornamental design for an end cap for a spinal implant, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D454953
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 6, 2001
Date of Patent: Mar 26, 2002
Inventor: Gary K. Michelson (Venice, CA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Martin & Ferraro
Application Number: 29/146,202
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)
International Classification: 2403;