(19)
(11) EP 1 399 078 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
25.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/21

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/51

(21) Application number: 02735616.1

(22) Date of filing: 17.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 17/70
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2002/002709
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/102259 (27.12.2002 Gazette 2002/52)

(54)

AN ASSEMBLY FOR THE STABILISATION OF VERTEBRAL BODIES OF THE SPINE

ANORDNUNG ZUR WIRBELSTABILISIERUNG

ENSEMBLE PERMETTANT DE STABILISER DES CORPS VERTEBRAUX DE LA COLONNE VERTEBRALE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 16.06.2001 GB 0114783

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/13

(73) Proprietor: Spinal Concepts, Inc.
Austin, TX 78727 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sengupta, Dilip Kumar
    Royal Oak Michigan48073 (US)
  • Mulholland, Robert Charles
    Nottingham NG5 4DD (GB)

(74) Representative: Wardley, Diana Mary et al
Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
FR-A- 2 735 351
US-A- 4 743 260
 FR-A- 2 799 949
US-A- 5 415 661
   
       
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