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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Robert Snell, Suffolk, GB;
Geoffrey Andrews, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Martin Cable, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Scott Johnson, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Snell, Suffolk, GB;
Geoffrey Andrews, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Martin Cable, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Scott Johnson, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Assignee:
Ranier Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for making a polymeric product having a gradual variation in modulus through at least a portion of the product is disclosed together with an artificial spinal disc formed using the process.