Spinal rod connector
Vaidya , et al. August 23, 2
U.S. patent number D643,925 [Application Number D/354,655] was granted by the patent office on 2011-08-23 for spinal rod connector. This patent grant is currently assigned to Zimmer Spine, Inc.. Invention is credited to Angela L. Hillyard, Kuldeep Tyagi, Shailendra Vaidya.
| United States Patent | D643,925 |
| Vaidya , et al. | August 23, 2011 |
Spinal rod connector
Claims
CLAIM An ornamental design for a spinal rod connector, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Vaidya; Shailendra (Edina, MN), Tyagi; Kuldeep (Indirapuram Ghaziabad, IN), Hillyard; Angela L. (Greenfield, MN) |
|---|---|
| Assignee: | Zimmer Spine, Inc.
(Minneapolis, MN) |
| Family ID: | 38719627 |
| Appl. No.: | D/354,655 |
| Filed: | January 27, 2010 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11462464 | Aug 4, 2006 | ||||
| Current U.S. Class: | D24/155 |
| Current CPC Class: | A61B17/7035 20130101; A61B17/7041 20130101 |
| Current International Class: | 2402 |
| Field of Search: | ;D24/155,156,157 ;623/17.11,16.71 ;D8/391-393,382,354,25 ;606/246,247,248,249,258,267,280,70,71,283,299,166,903,905,906,286,396,17.16,17.13,250,272.74,61,914,915,916,204.15,197 |
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Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Assistant Examiner: Hanson; Charles
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem LLC
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spinal rod connector to the present invention; and,
FIG. 2 is a side plan view of the spinal rod connector of FIG. 1.
Those portions shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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