Spinal implant

- Zimmer Spine, Inc.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation of thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawing are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a spinal implant, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D580551
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 1, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2008
Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventor: Robert C. Cohen (Rockaway Township, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Charles A Rademaker
Attorney: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC
Application Number: 29/276,676
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)