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EP 1703849 A2 20060927 - PEDICLE SCREW CONSTRUCTS FOR SPINE FIXATION SYSTEMS

Title (en)

PEDICLE SCREW CONSTRUCTS FOR SPINE FIXATION SYSTEMS

Title (de)

STIELSCHRAUBENKONSTRUKTE FÜR WIRBELSÄULENFIXATIONSSYSTEME

Title (fr)

STRUCTURES DE VIS PEDICULAIRES POUR DES SYSTEMES DE FIXATION DU RACHIS

Publication

EP 1703849 A2 20060927 (EN)

Application

EP 05705519 A 20050113

Priority

US 2005000898 W 20050113
US 53631904 P 20040113

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 17/7034 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/7038 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1703849 A2 20060927; EP 1703849 A4 20130313

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05705519 A 20050113