Surgical instrument
Granted 4 Mar 2014 · no office action yet
Current assignee: DEPUY SPINE, INC. · originally Johnson & Johnson
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Inventors: David E. Evans, Douglas S. Kephart · Examiner: Bridget L Eland · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective…
FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective view of a surgical instrument according to our design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.
The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show unclaimed subject matter only for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.
In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is a surgical instrument that is configured to insert an implant into a body, such as an intervertebral implant between adjacent vertebrae.
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26 members · 10 offices›IP5 & PCT — 20 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-2006195097-A1 | A1 | 31 Aug 2006 | 16 Feb 2006 | published | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| US | US-2009209967-A1 | A1 | 20 Aug 2009 | 30 Apr 2009 | published | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| US | US-7722622-B2 | B2 | 25 May 2010 | 16 Feb 2006 | granted | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| US | US-2010262154-A1 | A1 | 14 Oct 2010 | 22 Jun 2010 | published | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| US | US-8043344-B2 | B2 | 25 Oct 2011 | 30 Apr 2009 | granted | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| US | US-8308734-B2 | B2 | 13 Nov 2012 | 22 Jun 2010 | granted | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| USthis patent | US-D700698-S | S1 | 4 Mar 2014 | 9 Nov 2012 | granted | Surgical instrument |
| EP | EP-1855626-A2 | A2 | 21 Nov 2007 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | Vorrichtung zur einführung von implantaten und verwendungsverfahren dafürde |
| EP | EP-2599463-A2 | A2 | 5 Jun 2013 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | Vorrichtung zur einführung von Wirbelsäulenimplantatende |
| EP | EP-2599463-A3 | A3 | 10 Jul 2013 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | Vorrichtung zur einführung von Wirbelsäulenimplantatende |
| EP | EP-1855626-B1 | B1 | 4 Dec 2013 | 22 Feb 2006 | granted | Vorrichtung zur einführung von implantatende |
| EP | EP-2599463-B1 | B1 | 8 Oct 2014 | 22 Feb 2006 | granted | Appareil d'insertion d'implants rachidiensfr |
| JP | JP-2008531124-A | A | 14 Aug 2008 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | インプラント挿入装置および使用方法ja |
| JP | JP-4799569-B2 | B2 | 26 Oct 2011 | 22 Feb 2006 | granted | インプラント挿入装置および使用方法ja |
| KR | KR-20070116008-A | A | 6 Dec 2007 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | 임플란트 삽입 장치 및 그 사용 방법ko |
| KR | KR-101255684-B1 | B1 | 17 Apr 2013 | 22 Feb 2006 | granted | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| CN | CN-101163456-A | A | 16 Apr 2008 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | Implant insertion device and method of use |
| CN | CN-101163456-B | B | 9 Jul 2014 | 22 Feb 2006 | granted | 植入体插入装置zh |
| WO | WO-2006093737-A2 | A2 | 8 Sep 2006 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| WO | WO-2006093737-A3 | A3 | 30 Nov 2006 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
›Other offices — 6 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-2006218910-A1 | A1 | 8 Sep 2006 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| CA | CA-2611932-A1 | A1 | 8 Sep 2006 | 22 Feb 2006 | published | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| CA | CA-2611932-C | C | 11 Jun 2013 | 22 Feb 2006 | granted | Appareil d'insertion d'implant et sa methode d'utilisationfr |
| ES | ES-2525134-T3 | T3 | 17 Dec 2014 | 22 Feb 2006 | granted | Aparato para insertar implantes espinaleses |
| TW | TW-200640435-A | A | 1 Dec 2006 | 24 Feb 2006 | published | Implant insertion apparatus and method of use |
| TW | TW-I407944-B | B | 11 Sep 2013 | 24 Feb 2006 | granted | Implant insertion apparatus |
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