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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:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Bradley D. Schulz, Savage, MN (US);
Harold F. Fahrendorff, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bradley D. Schulz, Savage, MN (US);
Harold F. Fahrendorff, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
MTS Systems Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthopedic simulator, such as a spinal implant wear test machine, is provided with a specimen containment module that may be removed from the machine as a unit. The releasable attachability of the specimen containment module permits remote specimen installation and reduces environmental contamination.