End plate for a spinal fusion cage Patent Grant Sin , et al. August 31, 2 [AEGIS SPINE, INC.]

End plate for a spinal fusion cage

Sin , et al. August 31, 2

Patent Grant D929594

U.S. patent number D929,594 [Application Number D/722,328] was granted by the patent office on 2021-08-31 for end plate for a spinal fusion cage. The grantee listed for this patent is AEGIS SPINE, INC., L&K BIOMED CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Youngbo Ahn, Tuan Le Anh Bui, Sun Kak Choi, Gook Jin Kang, Sang Soo Lee, Tejpaul S. Pannu, Anthony Hunkyun Sin.

United States Patent	D929,594
Sin , et al.	August 31, 2021

End plate for a spinal fusion cage

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an end plate for a spinal fusion cage, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Sin; Anthony Hunkyun (Shreveport, LA), Bui; Tuan Le Anh (Lawrenceville, GA), Pannu; Tejpaul S. (Birmingham, MI), Kang; Gook Jin (Seoul, KR), Ahn; Youngbo (Irvine, CA), Lee; Sang Soo (Gyeonggo-do, KR), Choi; Sun Kak (Gyeonggi-do, KR)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
L&K BIOMED CO., LTD. AEGIS SPINE, INC.	Gyeonggi-do Englewood	N/A CO	KR US

Appl. No.:

D/722,328

Filed:

January 28, 2020

Foreign Application Priority Data


Sep 11, 2019 [KR]			30-2019-0044025

Current U.S. Class:	D24/155
Current International Class:	2403
Field of Search:	;D2/896,902,905,906,907,908,919,920,921,922,923,946,947,948,949,950,951,952,953,954,960,968,980,983 ;D8/349,382,387,47,388,391,392,393,394,395,396,397,398,399,721 ;D24/107,133,141,143,155,171,188,190,192,213,215

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2011/0218629	September 2011	Binder
2013/0018466	January 2013	Yu
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2016/0199193	July 2016	Willis
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Other References

Orthoworld, "Aegis Spine Gains FDA Clearance for AccelFix Expandable Cage", first available Oct. 9, 2019. (https://www.orthoworld.com/aegis-spine-gains-fda-clearance-for-accelfix-- expandable-cage/) (Year: 2019). cited by examiner .
Astura Medical, "Astura Medical Receives FDA 510", first available May 6, 2019. (https://asturamedical.com/press-item/astura-medical-receives-fda-5- 10k-clearance-for-half-dome-x-expandable-posterior-lumbar-interbody-system- /) (Year: 2019). cited by examiner .
Youtube, "AccelFix XT3", first available Apr. 10, 2020. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtPICj7NRV0) (Year: 2020). cited by examiner .
Ortho Spine News, "Safe and Efficacious Treatment of Spondylolisthesis", first available Dec. 1, 2020. (https://orthospinenews.com/2020/12/01/safe-and-efficacious-treatment-of-- spondylolisthesis-via-mis-tlif-approach-with-the-flarehawk-expandable-cage- /) (Year: 2020). cited by examiner.

Primary Examiner: Rivas; April
Assistant Examiner: Johnson; Justin A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Medler Ferro Woodhouse & Mills PLLC

Description

FIG. 1 is perspective view of an end plate for a spinal fusion cage showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 1 showing the rear portion of the claimed portion of the end plate for the spinal fusion cage that is blocked by the unclaimed portion in the rear view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage of FIG. 1 showing the end plate in the environment with a spinal fusion cage in an unexpanded state; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage of FIG. 1 showing the end plate in the environment with a spinal fusion cage in an expanded state.

The evenly spaced broken lines in FIGS. 1-8 illustrate portions of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage and form no part of the claimed design. The evenly spaced broken lines in FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate portions of the end plate for a spinal fusion cage and the environment of the spinal fusion cage for which the end plate is used, and form no part of the claimed design. The short-long-short broken lines in the drawings illustrate bounds of the claim and form no part of the claimed design.

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