`Miles et al.
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US D652,922 S
`4* Jan. 24, 2012
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`USO0D652922S
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`(54) DILATOR
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`7/1994 Bonutti
`5,331,975 A
`8/1994 Sugarbaker
`5,342,384 A
`1/1995 Haindl
`5,378,241 A
`3/l995 Kambin
`5,395,317 A
`4/l996 Pracas
`5 509 893 A
`5/1996 Bonutti
`5,514,153 A
`2/1997 Slotman
`5,599,279 A
`V1998 Buf?lini
`5,707,359 A
`6/1998 Kambin
`5,762,629 A
`8/1998 Foley
`5,792,044 A
`9/1998 Bonutti
`5,814,073 A
`5,817,071 A 10/1998 Dewindt
`5,888,196 A
`3/1999 Bonutti
`5,902,231 A
`5/1999 Foley
`5,976,146 A 11/1999 Ogawa
`6,007,487 A 12/1999 Foley
`6,010,520 A *
`l/2000 Pattison ...................... .. 606/191
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`( on lnue )
`Primary Examiner i Bridget L Bland
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Jonathan Spangler; Rory
`Scherrnerhom; Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC
`
`CLAIM
`(57)
`The ornamental design for a dilator, as shown and described.
`
`DESCRIPTION
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`The sole FIGURE is a perspective View of a dilator showing
`our new design.
`Th b k 1'
`'11
`p
`f h d‘
`1p '
`h f
`e ro en 1nes1 ustrate arto t e 1sta ort1ont at orms
`no part of the claimed design. The dilator is circular as seen
`from the end. The break line is shown at the wide end to
`indicate that only the distal portion of the dilator is illustrated.
`Only one View of the article is shown in the drawing or
`described in the speci?cation. It is understood that the appear
`ance of any part of the article not shown in the drawing or
`described in the speci?cation forms no part of the claimed
`design.
`Therefore, the determination of patentability is based on the
`design for the article shown and described.
`
`1 Claim, 1 Drawing Sheet
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`D1ego, CA (US),
`(75) Inventors. Patrick Miles,
`Scot Martlnelll, Mountam Top, PA
`(Us); Eric Finley, POWay, CA (Us)
`
`.
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`(73) Assignee: NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
`
`.
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`(
`) Term‘
`
`14 Years
`
`(21) APP1- NO-I 29/360,369
`
`(22) Filed:
`
`Apr. 23, 2010
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`Related {Ls-Application Data
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`(63) Cont1nuat1on of appl1cat1on No. 12/428,081, ?led on
`Apr. 22, 2009, which is a continuation of application
`lig'séoéggs??’ ?led on Jun‘ 26’ 2003’ HOW Pat‘ NO‘
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`(51) LOC (9) Cl. ................................................ .. 24-02
`(52) U.S.Cl. .................................................... .. D24/135
`(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ............... .. D24/ 135,
`D24/112, 130, 133, 140, 147, 149; 600/200,
`600/202, 184, 2204227, 201, 203, 2104218;
`606/l9li200, 2014202
`See application ?le for Complete Search history
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`References Clted
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`NuVasive, Inc. v. Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
`IPR2013-00206
`IPR2013-00208
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`7,008,431 B2
`3/2006 Simonson
`3,8332 5%
`$882 523m
`7,198,598 B2
`4/2007 $611111
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`2002/0010392 A1
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