Cage spinal implant

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of a cage spinal implant embodying our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof, the bottom view being identical thereto.

FIG. 7 is a right front perspective view of another embodiment of a cage spinal implant embodying our new design.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a right side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a top view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the bottom view being identical thereto.

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

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D732667
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 2012
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 2015
Assignee: Providence Medical Technology, Inc. (Lafayette, CA)
Inventors: Bruce M. McCormack (San Francisco, CA), Edward Liou (Mountain View, CA), Jeffrey D. Smith (Clayton, CA), David Michael Schummers (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Charles Hanson
Application Number: 29/435,385
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)