Concave intervertebral disc prosthesis

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a concave intervertebral disc prosthesis showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation of the side opposite that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an end elevation thereof;

FIG. 7 is an end elevation of the end opposite that shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1 through 7;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevation thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side elevation of the side opposite that shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an end elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is an end elevation of the end opposite that shown in FIG. 13.

Claims

The ornamental design for a concave intervertebral disc prosthesis, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D597674
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 20, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 4, 2009
Assignee: Disc Motion Technologies, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
Inventors: Manoj Krishna (Yarm), Tai Friesem (Ingleby Barwick)
Primary Examiner: Charles A Rademaker
Attorney: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.
Application Number: 29/326,496
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)