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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
May. 20, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen D Kuslich, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 17 ; 623 66 ;
Abstract
An expandable, porous fabric implant for insertion into the interior of a reamed out disc which is packed with material to stabilize the spinal segment. The fabric pores allows for tissue ingrowth through the implant.
Published as:
CA2189677A1; WO9531948A1; AU2592095A; US5549679A; US5571189A; HU9603139D0; EP0764008A1; KR970703115A; JPH10501710A; HUT77219A; AU691925B2; EP0764008A4; CA2189677C; HU219272B; JP3336317B2; EP0764008B1; ATE258772T1; DE69532528D1; DK0764008T3; ES2211906T3; KR100403310B1; DE69532528T2;