Method and apparatus for fixing a graft in a bone tunnel

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002359297 (hide)

Owner Ethicon, Inc. McKernan, D.

Inventors McKernan, Daniel J; Whittaker, Gregory R

Agent Pizzeys

Pub. Number AU-B-2002359297

PCT Number PCT/US02/34223

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/037163

Priority 10/039,857 26.10.01 US

Filing date 26 October 2002

Wipo publication date 12 May 2003

Acceptance publication date 28 February 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

A61F 2/08 (2006.01) Filters - Muscles

A61B 17/16 (2006.01) Surgery - Osteoclasts

A61B 19/00 (2006.01) Instruments, implements or accessories for surgery or diagnosis not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, luxation treatment, wound edge protectors

Event Publications

3 April 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10/039,857 26.10.01 US

10 July 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002359297

28 February 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002359297

26 June 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

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