POSTERIOR STABILIZED KNEE SYSTEM PROSTHETIC DEVICES EMPLOYING DIFFUSION-HARDENED SURFACES

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003216204 (hide)

Owner SMITH AND NEPHEW, INC.

Inventors HUGHES, Dean; GUPTA, Harsh; HUNTER, Gordon

Pub. Number AU-A-2003216204

PCT Number PCT/US03/03823

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/068110

Priority 10/073,705 11.02.02 US

Filing date 7 February 2003

Wipo publication date 4 September 2003

International Classifications

A61F 002/38 Filters - for elbows or knees

A61F 002/00 Filters

A61F 002/30 Filters - Joints

A61L 027/04 Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 027/30 Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 029/10 Materials for catheters or for coating catheters

A61L 031/02 Materials for other surgical articles -

A61L 031/08 Materials for other surgical articles - Materials for coatings

A61L 033/02 Antithrombogenic treatment of surgical articles, e.g. sutures, catheters, prostheses, or of articles for the manipulation or conditioning of blood

Event Publications

31 July 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10/073,705 11.02.02 US

2 October 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2003216204

28 October 2004 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(f)/See Reg. 8.3(3). Examination has not yet been requested or directed for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

Legal

The information provided by the Site not in the nature of legal or other professional advice. The information provided by the Site is derived from third parties and may contain errors. You must make your own enquiries and seek independent advice from the relevant industry professionals before acting or relying on any information contained herein. Check the above data against the Australian Patent Office AUSPAT database.

Next and Previous Patents/Applications

2003216205-METHOD OF MAKING A NANOPOROUS FILM

2003216203-Compositions and methods for enhancing apoptosis