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(11) EP 1 585 449 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:
18.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/38

(21) Application number: 02774232.9

(22) Date of filing: 13.11.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/86(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/CH2002/000608
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/043278 (27.05.2004 Gazette 2004/22)

(54)

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GELENKFORTSATZ-INTERFERENZSCHRAUBE

VIS D'INTERFERENCE POUR FACETTE ARTICULAIRE

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

(43) Date of publication of application:
19.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/42

(73) Proprietor: Synthes GmbH
4436 Oberdorf (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • PAVLOV, Paul
    NL-6523 NA Nijmegen (NL)
  • FRIGG, Robert
    CH-2544 Bettlach (CH)
  • LECHMANN, Beat
    CH-2544 Bettlach (CH)

(74) Representative: Lusuardi, Werther 
Dr. Lusuardi AG, Kreuzbühlstrasse 8
8008 Zürich
8008 Zürich (CH)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 857 465
DE-U- 8 610 715
US-A1- 2001 007 074
 WO-A-93/21848
US-A- 4 754 749
   
       
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