Spinal fusion cage

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a spinal fusion cage according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the spinal fusion cage, the opposite side being identical thereto.

FIG. 3 is a right view of the spinal fusion cage, the opposite side being identical thereto.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the spinal fusion cage; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the spinal fusion cage.

The portions shown in dashed lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for the spinal fusion cage, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D923178
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 6, 2018
Date of Patent: Jun 22, 2021
Assignee: Advance Research System, LLC (Edina, MN)
Inventor: Hamid R. Abbasi (Edina, MN)
Primary Examiner: Charles D Hanson
Application Number: 29/672,542
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)