Artificial spinal discs implantation instruments and methods

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004271990 (hide)

Owner Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors Marik, Greg C.; Williams, Courtney S.; Haid, Regis W.; Zdeblick, Thomas A.; Squires, Craig M.; Coates, Bradley J.; Traynelis, Vincent C.

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2004271990

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/025431

Priority 60/501,929 11.09.03 US

Filing date 1 September 2004

Wipo publication date 24 March 2005

Acceptance publication date 2 September 2010

International Classifications

A61B 17/17 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/16 (2006.01) Surgery - Osteoclasts

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

A61B 17/02 (2006.01) Surgery - for holding wounds open

A61F 2/00 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/28 (2006.01) Filters - Bones

A61F 2/30 (2006.01) Filters - Joints

Event Publications

27 April 2006 Amendment Made

  The nature of the amendment is: Add Co-inventors Haid, Regis W.; Traynelis, Vincent C.; Zdeblick, Thomas A.; Coates Bradley J and Williams, Courtney S.

27 April 2006 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2005/025431 Priority application(s): WO2005/025431

27 April 2006 Change of Name(s) of Applicant(s), Section 104

  SDGI Holdings, Inc. and Courtney S. Williams, Has no value - Entry Incomplete The name of the applicant has been changed to SDGI Holdings, Inc.

12 October 2006 Assignment before Grant

  SDGI Holdings, Inc., The application has been assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

2 September 2010 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2004271990

6 January 2011 Standard Patent Sealed

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