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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:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frédéric Conchy, Saint-Médard d'Eryans, FR;
Denis Pasquet, Bordeaux, FR;
Assignee:
Stryker Spine, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a distraction and/or contraction device for backbone surgery comprising connectors designed to be fixed to respective vertebral anchoring members, linkup means between said connectors and means for adjusting the distance between said connectors including a pinion assembly and an endless screw.