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Current content: 156 511 693 patent documents

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1 026 356 documents amended

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EP 1113756 A1 20010711 - TRANSILIAC APPROACH TO ENTERING A PATIENT'S INTERVERTEBRAL SPACE

Title (en)

TRANSILIAC APPROACH TO ENTERING A PATIENT'S INTERVERTEBRAL SPACE

Title (de)

TRANSILIAKALE ZUGANGSMETHODE FÜR DEN ZWISCHENWIRBELRAUM

Title (fr)

APPROCHE TRANSILIAQUE POUR ACCEDER A L'ESPACE INTERVERTEBRAL D'UN SUJET

Publication

EP 1113756 A1 20010711 (EN)

Application

EP 99928407 A 19990604

Priority

US 9912610 W 19990604
US 12066399 P 19990219
US 12970399 P 19990416

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/56

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/56 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0048521A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 4547999 A 20000904; EP 1113756 A1 20010711

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 4547999 A 19990604; EP 99928407 A 19990604