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EP 1748747 A2 20070207 - FUNCTIONAL SPINAL UNIT PROSTHETIC

Title (en)

FUNCTIONAL SPINAL UNIT PROSTHETIC

Title (de)

FUNKTIONALE WIRBELSÄULENPROTHESE

Title (fr)

PROTHÈSE D'UNITÉ RACHIDIENNE FONCTIONNELLE

Publication

EP 1748747 A2 20070207 (EN)

Application

EP 05748919 A 20050518

Priority

US 2005017346 W 20050518
US 85028004 A 20040520

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/44 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005112835A2

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR LV MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2005244913 A1 20051201; CA 2566645 A1 20051201; EP 1748747 A2 20070207; JP 2007537834 A 20071227

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2005244913 A 20050518; CA 2566645 A 20050518; EP 05748919 A 20050518; JP 2007527400 A 20050518