METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION AND INSERTION OF EMBEDDED ARTICLES INCLUDING BONE-RELATED DEVICES

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EP 0 287 614 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	26.10.1988 Bulletin 1988/43

(21)	Application number: 87906885.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.09.1987

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 17/ 32^{( . )}
A61F 2/ 46^{( . )}
B25C 11/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 00^{( . )}
B25D 9/ 00^{( . )}

A61B 17/ 92^{( . )}
B25B 27/ 02^{( . )}
B25D 9/ 14^{( . )}
A61N 7/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1987/002496

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1988/002246 (07.04.1988 Gazette 1988/08)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

26.09.1986 US 19860912360

(71)	Applicants:
	DIDECCA, Charles A. Somerville, MA 02143 (US) HELLER, Frederick G. Milton, MA 02186 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DIDECCA, Charles A. Somerville, MA 02143 (US) HELLER, Frederick G. Milton, MA 02186 (US)

(74)	Representative: Read, Matthew Charles
	Venner Shipley & Co. 20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION AND INSERTION OF EMBEDDED ARTICLES INCLUDING BONE-RELATED DEVICES