Fins for a support column for a surgical trajectory frame

- MRI Interventions, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of fins for a support column for a surgical trajectory frame showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second side view, rotated 90 degrees from the first side view;

FIG. 5 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an exemplary environmental view illustrating the fins for a support column for a surgical trajectory frame attached to a support column and table of a trajectory frame according to embodiments of the present invention; and,

FIG. 9 is an exemplary environmental view illustrating the fins for a support column for a surgical trajectory frame attached to a trajectory frame according to embodiments of the present invention.

The broken lines shown are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed background articles that form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for fins for a support column for a surgical trajectory frame, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D824027
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 13, 2016
Date of Patent: Jul 24, 2018
Assignee: MRI Interventions, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Inventors: Jesse Flores (Perris, CA), Rajesh Pandey (Irvine, CA), Maxwell Jerad Daly (Redlands, CA)
Primary Examiner: Keli L Hill
Assistant Examiner: Karra S. Johnson
Application Number: 29/551,396
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Guide Or Gauge (D24/140)