Kerrison rod reducer

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1004774
  • Patent Number
    D1,004,774
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, March 21, 2019
    5 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 14, 2023
    a year ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D24 143
    • D24 133
    • D24 147
    • D24 145
    • CPC
    • A61B17/7083
    • A61B17/7086
    • A61B17/7085
    • A61B17/7002
  • International Classifications
    • 2402
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description

This application is related to commonly owned U.S. Utility patent application Ser. Nos. 16/360,193 (now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 11,291,481) and 16/360,199 (now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 11,291,482), both concurrently filed on Mar. 21, 2019 and entitled “ROD REDUCERS AND RELATED METHODS.” The entire contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.



FIG. 1 is a front left perspective view of a Kerrison rod reducer;



FIG. 2 is a front view of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is a rear view of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1;



FIG. 4 is a left side view of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1;



FIG. 5 is a right side view of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1;



FIG. 6 is a top view of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1;



FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1;



FIG. 8 is an exploded front perspective view of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1;



FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view of a rod reducing portion of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1; and,



FIG. 10 is a top perspective view of a gripping portion of the Kerrison rod reducer of FIG. 1.


The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the Kerrison rod reducer and form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a Kerrison rod reducer, as shown and described.
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