EP1437101A3
Prosthetic facet joint ligament
Abstract
A facet joint prosthesis for replacing a natural facet joint comprising first and second facets, comprises a superior facet joint component having a superior outer surface adapted to attach to a superior facet, an inferior facet joint component having an inferior outer surface adapted to attach to an inferior facet, and a ligament adapted to constrain relative movement between the facets.
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| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
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| WO0053126A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | DX | Search report | 1,16,18 |
| WO02065954A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 21-23 |
| WO02067793A2 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | XY | Search report | 1 |
| US2002065557A1 | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 21,24 |
| DE20112123U1 | Cites | Germany | Y | Search report | 21-23,25,26 |
| US4455690A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1,2,19 |
| US5263984A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1,2,11,19,20 |
| US5571191A | Cites | United States of America | YA | Search report | 24 |
| US5628756A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1,2,11,20 |
17 members in 6 offices
Priority claims6
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
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| 334601 | United States of America | – | |
| 33460102 | United States of America | A | |
| 03258243 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | |
| 334601 | – | – | – |
| EP20030258243 | – | – | – |
| US20020334601 | – | – | – |
Members17
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA2453213A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| US2004127989A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1437101A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| AU2003270941A1 | Australia | A1 | |
| JP2004209248A | Japan | A | |
| EP1437101A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US2005055096A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| AU2005244913A1 | Australia | A1 | |
| CA2566645A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| WO2005112835A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| US7101398B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US2006259142A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1748747A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| WO2005112835A3 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
| JP2007537834A | Japan | A | |
| AU2003270941B2 | Australia | B2 | |
| US8540773B2 | United States of America | B2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1437101
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1437101
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1437101
- Application
- 3258243
- Application, DOCDB
- 03258243
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20030258243
Titles3
- German
- Bandersatz für Fazettengelenke
- English
- Prosthetic facet joint ligament
- French
- Ligament prothétique pour les facettes articulaires
Classification
- CPC, 47
- A61F2/4405
- A61B17/0401
- A61B17/7064
- A61F2/08
- A61F2/30742
- A61F2/30965
- A61F2/442
- A61F2/4425
- A61F2/4455
- A61F2002/30014
- A61F2002/30032
- A61F2002/30062
- A61F2002/30224
- A61F2002/30242
- A61F2002/30383
- A61F2002/30462
- A61F2002/30507
- A61F2002/30553
- A61F2002/30563
- A61F2002/30565
- A61F2002/30578
- A61F2002/30649
- A61F2002/30662
- A61F2002/30673
- A61F2002/30682
- A61F2002/30772
- A61F2002/30774
- A61F2002/30777
- A61F2002/30841
- A61F2002/443
- A61F2210/0004
- A61F2220/0025
- A61F2220/0075
- A61F2230/0069
- A61F2230/0071
- A61F2250/0008
- A61F2250/0018
- A61F2250/003
- A61F2310/00011
- A61F2310/00017
- A61F2310/00023
- A61F2310/00029
- A61F2310/00161
- A61F2310/00179
- A61F2310/00365
- A61F2310/00796
- A61F2310/00976
- IPC, 7
- A61B17 04
- A61B17 70
- A61F2 00
- A61F2 02
- A61F2 08
- A61F2 30
- A61F2 44
Designated states31
- Contracting states, 27
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sweden
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- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 4
- Albania
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia