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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:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michel Hassler, Saint Ismier, FR;
Jean-Pierre Pequignot, Nice, FR;
Cécile Real, Grenoble, FR;
Olivier Huet, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
Bioprofile, Grenoble, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 ;
Abstract
The implant has at least one contact surface portion, made of pyrolytic carbon, designed to be in mobile contact with at least one bony surface when the implant is implanted in a patient. Furthermore, the implant is free from any attaching means, so that it remains free with respect to the at least one bony surface when implanted in the patient.