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Implantable spinal assist device

US5415661A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1993
Grant dateMay 16, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S606/91
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable device for restoring normal biomechanical function to a motion segment unit of the spine which includes a curvilinear body composed of a composite material made up of a fiber material interspersed in a matrix material.

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