Spinal fixation staple

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spinal fixation staple showing my new design, the broken line showing of the second spinal fixation staple and the vertebrae are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front side view of the design of FIG. 7, the rear side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of one of the prong members of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the spinal fixation staple taken along the line 8--8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a spinal fixation staple showing my new design;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the design of FIG. 9, with the right side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a front side view of the design of FIG. 8, with the rear side view being a mirror image thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a spinal fixation staple, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Michelson; Gary K. (Venice, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/020,624
Filed:	March 28, 1994

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/145; D24/155
Field of Search:	;D24/145,155 ;600/61,62,72,60,73,53,69,103,219 ;623/17

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D281814	December 1985	Pratt et al.
4570623	February 1986	Ellison et al.
4592346	June 1986	Jurgutis
4960420	October 1990	Goble et al.
5108422	April 1992	Green et al.
5360430	November 1994	Lin
5395372	March 1995	Holt et al.

Primary Examiner: Zarfas; Lou
Assistant Examiner: Simmons; I.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Anten; Lewis Ferraro; Amedeo