Dilator

• US D666,293 S1
• Filed: 01/24/2012
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nuvasive Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nuvasive Incorporated
• Inventors: Miles, Patrick, Martinelli, Scot, Finley, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Eland, Bridget L
• Application Number:
  US29/411,651
• Time in Patent Office: 217 Days
• Field of Search: D24/135, D24/112, D24/130, D24/133, D24/140, D24/147, D24/149, 600/200, 600/202, 600/184, 600220-227, 600/201, 600/203, 600210-218, 606191-200, 606201-202
• US Class Current: D24/135
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/32 Devices for opening or enlarging the visual field, e.g. of a tube of the body dilators A61M29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/02 for holding wounds open; Tractors specula A61B1/32 ; drainage appliances for wounds A61M27/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0206 with antagonistic arms as supports for retractor elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0218 for minimally invasive surgery A61B17/0281, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/025 Joint distractors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0293 with ring member to support retractor elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00026 Conductivity or impedance, e.g. of tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00039 Electric or electromagnetic phenomena other than conductivity, e.g. capacity, inductivity, Hall effect
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0256 for the spine
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0262 with a provision for protecting nerves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/296 for electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4893 Nerves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Claims

1. The ornamental design for a dilator, as shown and described.