Designed composite degradation for spinal implants

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004308898 (hide)

Owner SDGI Holdings, Inc.

Inventors Sherman, Michael C.; Molz, Fred J. IV

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-A-2004308898

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/063317

Priority 10/740,055 18.12.03 US

Filing date 1 December 2004

Wipo publication date 14 July 2005

International Classifications

A61B 17/70 (2006.01) Surgery - Spinal positioners or stabilisers

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/86 (2006.01) Surgery

A61F 2/00 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/02 (2006.01) Filters - Prostheses implantable into the body

A61F 2/28 (2006.01) Filters - Bones

A61F 2/30 (2006.01) Filters - Joints

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

A61L 27/40 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 27/48 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 27/58 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 31/12 (2006.01) Materials for other surgical articles - Composite materials, i.e. layered or containing one material dispersed in a matrix of the same or different material

A61L 31/14 (2006.01) Materials for other surgical articles - Materials characterised by their function or physical properties

Event Publications

13 July 2006 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2005/063317 Priority application(s): WO2005/063317

12 October 2006 Assignment before Grant

  SDGI Holdings, Inc., The application has been assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. 2005

20 November 2008 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(a). A direction to request examination has been given for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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