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Assembled bone implants

Granted 6 Aug 2002 · no office action yet

Application
29/123,227
filed 12 May 2000
Publication
Not published
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US D461248
granted 6 Aug 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 shows an exploded, perspective view of…

FIG. 1 shows an exploded, perspective view of a first embodiment of the assembled bone implant showing our design. The design comprises first and second cylindrical ends. Between the first and second cylindrical ends are first and second cylindrical pins attaching the first and second cylindrical ends.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 as assembled.

FIG. 3 shows an exploded, perspective view of a second embodiment of assembled bone implant showing our design. The design comprises first and second cylindrical ends and a center cylindrical segment which are attached together by cylindrical pins to form an assembled dowel shaped bone implant. The center cylindrical segment is made of cancellous bone, and the cylindrical ends are made of cortical bone, or vice versa.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 as assembled.

FIG. 5 shows an end plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4. Section lines A—A and B—B are not claimed as part of the subject design.

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 along section line A—A as shown in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 along section line B—B as shown in FIG. 5.

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Claims

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Classifications

7 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section A — Human necessities
  • A61F2/00
  • A61F2/38
  • A61F2/28
  • A61F2/30
  • A61F2/44
  • A61L27/36
USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/155

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Pendency
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816 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Antoine Duval Davis
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Priority chain

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Priority
10 Feb 2000
earliest claimed
›Priority documents — 1
TypeDocumentDate
provisionalUS 60/181622 0010 Feb 2000

Worldwide family

8 members · 6 offices
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DOCDB simple family 56290022
Offices
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Granted
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Non-English titles
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›IP5 & PCT — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D461248-SS16 Aug 200212 May 2000grantedAssembled bone implants
EPEP-1257306-A1A120 Nov 200212 Feb 2001publishedImplant constituefr
EPEP-1257306-B1B115 Apr 200912 Feb 2001grantedImplant constituefr
JPJP-2003530915-AA21 Oct 200312 Feb 2001published組み立て型インプラントja
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
ATAT-E428455-T1T115 May 200912 Feb 2001grantedGebautes implantatde
AUAU-2001243150-A1A130 Oct 200112 Feb 2001publishedAssembled implant
CACA-2399762-A1A125 Oct 200112 Feb 2001publishedImplant constituefr
CACA-2399762-CC30 Apr 201312 Feb 2001grantedAssembled implant

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