U.S. patent number D599,019 [Application Number D/304,928] was granted by the patent office on 2009-08-25 for spinal fusion implant. This patent grant is currently assigned to NuVasive, Inc.. Invention is credited to Jared Arambula, Pat Miles, Luiz Pimenta, Ben VerHage, Troy Woolley.
United States Patent | D599,019 |
Pimenta , et al. | August 25, 2009 |
Inventors: | Pimenta; Luiz (San Paulo, BR), Arambula; Jared (San Diego, CA), VerHage; Ben (San Diego, CA), Woolley; Troy (San Diego, CA), Miles; Pat (San Diego, CA) |
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Assignee: | NuVasive, Inc. (San Diego,
CA) |
Appl. No.: | D/304,928 |
Filed: | March 10, 2008 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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12044917 | Mar 7, 2008 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | D24/155 |
Current International Class: | 2403 |
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