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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:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Michael L. Reo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Elizabeth V. Wistrom, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Frank Fellenz, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Thomas A. Afzal, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Reo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Elizabeth V. Wistrom, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Frank Fellenz, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Thomas A. Afzal, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spinal Kinetics Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This description deals with a medical device, specifically a prosthetic intervertebral disc having a compressible core bounded by a fiber-containing or fiber-reinforced membrane.