Cervical interbody fusion device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cervical interbody fusion device, according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a top or bottom portion of the device.

The broken lines are included to indicate portions of the device that do not form part of the claimed design.

The stipple hatching shown depicts a porous surface.

Claims

The ornamental design for a cervical interbody fusion device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D944990
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 2018
Date of Patent: Mar 1, 2022
Assignee: Vertera, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
Inventors: Wei-Hsiang Chang (Duluth, GA), Stephen Lee Laffoon (Atlanta, GA), Christopher S. D. Lee (Atlanta, GA), David Lee Safranski (Atlanta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Charles D Hanson
Application Number: 29/639,254
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)