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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:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alain Tornier, Saint Ismier, FR;
Francois Bonnomet, Strasbourg, FR;
Assignee:
Tornier SA, Saint Ismier, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
A device for setting and removing a deformable implant from bone wherein the device includes a body on which is mounted a movable handle which is operatively connected to activating elements for displacing a rod relative to the body for deforming and/or removing an implant from the bone. The device further includes a rod locking and disengaging assembly which is movable from a first position to prevent movement of the rod to a second position to permit movement of the rod relative to the body.
Published as:
FR2777443A1; WO9953842A1; FR2777443B1; EP1073372A1; US6599295B1; EP1073372B1; DE69922801D1; ES2235473T3; DE69922801T2;