Skeletal bone fixation rod

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a skeletal bone fixation rod comprising the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, where the left side view is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back (or rear) view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of the new design, portions of which are cut away to illustrate indeterminate length, which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 1-6; and,

FIG. 8 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of said new design, portions of which are cut away to illustrate indeterminate length, which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 1-6.

The skeletal bone fixation rod is shown with a symbolic break in its length in FIGS. 7 and 8. The appearance of any portion of the article beyond the break line forms no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a skeletal bone fixation rod, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Frankel; Bruce M. (Mount Pleasant, SC), Semler; Mark Evald (Mount Pleasant, SC)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type The Medical University of South Carolina Charleston SC US
Assignee:	MUSC Foundation For Research Development (Charleston, SC)
Appl. No.:	D/477,363
Filed:	December 20, 2013

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/171
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/171,170,231,214,215,140,142,178,181,190,192,191,146,147,149,152,154,155 ;D28/10,35,37,39,43,99 ;D8/16 ;D32/49 ;83/873,875,86,120 ;601/134,135 ;606/53,54,57,60,246,248,250,253,254,256,258,259,260

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Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Assistant Examiner: Shields; Rhea
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.