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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas B. Freeman, Tampa, FL (US);
Wesley M. Johnson, Tampa, FL (US);
Ben Guiot, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method that will allow surgeons to produce bone growth masses for use in spinal surgery that are capable of maintaining their physical integrity during placement and during the acute post operative period.