Insertion devices and method of use

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2001253183 (hide)

Owner Kyphon Inc.

Inventors Scribner, Robert M; Layne, Richard W.; Ralph, Christopher R.

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-B-2001253183

PCT Pub. Number WO01/76492

Priority 60195207 07.04.00 US

Filing date 6 April 2001

Wipo publication date 23 October 2001

Acceptance publication date 27 July 2006

International Classifications

A61B 17/58 (2006.01) Surgery - for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or the like

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/32 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical cutting instruments

A61B 17/34 (2006.01) Surgery - Trocars

A61B 17/68 (2006.01) Surgery - Internal fixation devices

A61B 17/88 (2006.01) Surgery - Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices

A61F 2/00 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/44 (2006.01) Filters - for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs

A61F 2/46 (2006.01) Filters - Special tools for implanting artificial joints

Event Publications

27 February 2003 Amendment Made

  The nature of the amendment is as shown in the statement(s) filed 29 Oct 2002

27 July 2006 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2001253183

23 November 2006 Standard Patent Sealed

4 September 2008 Assignment Registered

  St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc. The patent has been assigned to Kyphon SARL

25 September 2008 Corrigenda

  Assignments Registered Under the name Kyphon SARL, Application No. 2001253183, under INID (71), correct the name to read St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc.

2 October 2008 Assignment Registered

  St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc. The patent has been assigned to Kyphon SARL

1 November 2012 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This patent ceased under section 143(a), or Expired. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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