Spinal rod connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spinal rod connector to the present invention; and,

FIG. 2 is a side plan view of the spinal rod connector of FIG. 1.

Those portions shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

An ornamental design for a spinal rod connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D643925
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 2010
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 2011
Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Shailendra Vaidya (Edina, MN), Kuldeep Tyagi (Indirapuram Ghaziabad, IN), Angela L. Hillyard (Greenfield, MN)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Charles Hanson
Attorney: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem LLC
Application Number: 29/354,655
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)