Method and apparatus for percutaneously securing a bone screw and a bone plate to a bone of a patient

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002329787 (hide)

Owner DePuy Products, Inc.

Inventors Kitchens, David Gregory

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-B-2002329787

PCT Number PCT/US02/26470

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/015650

Priority 09/934,052 21.08.01 US

Filing date 20 August 2002

Wipo publication date 3 March 2003

Acceptance publication date 25 September 2008

International Classifications

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

A61B 17/17 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/60 (2006.01) Surgery - for external osteosynthesis, e.g. distractors or contractors

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/34 (2006.01) Surgery - Trocars

A61B 17/76 (2006.01) Surgery

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

Event Publications

30 January 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 09/934,052 21.08.01 US

29 May 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002329787

25 September 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002329787

22 January 2009 Standard Patent Sealed

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