Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2008200158 (hide)

Owner Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Mears, D.

Inventors Zwirkoski, Paul A; Mears, Dana; Greig, Kevin

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-A-2008200158

Parent 2005200196

Filing date 11 January 2008

Wipo publication date 7 February 2008

International Classifications

A61F 2/46 (2006.01) Filters - Special tools for implanting artificial joints

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61F 2/32 (2006.01) Filters - for the hip

Event Publications

31 January 2008 Complete Application Filed

7 February 2008 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2008200158

8 May 2008 Assignment before Grant

  Mears, Dana; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company The application has been assigned to Mears, Dana; Zimmer Technology, Inc.

18 November 2010 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(d). Examination has been requested or an examination report has issued for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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