Skeletal bone fixation rod

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a skeletal bone fixation rod comprising the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, where the left side view is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back (or rear) view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of the new design, portions of which are cut away to illustrate indeterminate length, which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 1-6; and,

FIG. 8 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of said new design, portions of which are cut away to illustrate indeterminate length, which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 1-6.

The skeletal bone fixation rod is shown with a symbolic break in its length in FIGS. 7 and 8. The appearance of any portion of the article beyond the break line forms no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a skeletal bone fixation rod, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D722698
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2013
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2015
Assignee: MUSC Foundation For Research Development (Charleston, SC)
Inventors: Bruce M. Frankel (Mount Pleasant, SC), Mark Evald Semler (Mount Pleasant, SC)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Rhea Shields
Application Number: 29/477,363
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