Disk prosthesis
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Description
Claims
The ornamental design for a disk prosthesis, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D557417
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 11, 2007
Assignee: Concept Matrix, LLC (Orlando, FL)
Inventor: Walter W. Eckman (Tupelo, MS)
Primary Examiner: Charles Rademaker
Attorney: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Application Number: 29/248,994
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 11, 2007
Assignee: Concept Matrix, LLC (Orlando, FL)
Inventor: Walter W. Eckman (Tupelo, MS)
Primary Examiner: Charles Rademaker
Attorney: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Application Number: 29/248,994
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)