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(11) EP 2 268 959 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
05.01.2011 Bulletin 2011/01

(21) Application number: 09729775.8

(22) Date of filing: 13.04.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F16L 39/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/040396
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/126968 (15.10.2009 Gazette 2009/42)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 11.04.2008 US 123783

(71) Applicant: Nuvasive, Inc.
San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ARNOLD, Benjamin
    San Diego CA 92109 (US)
  • DILMAGHANIAN, Farshid
    Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688 (US)
  • FREDERICK, Jeffrey
    Manhattan Beach CA 90266 (US)
  • VALDEZ, Robert
    Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688 (US)

(74) Representative: Schley, Jan Malte 
Fish & Richardson P.C. Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 Munich
80807 Munich (DE)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FASTENING OBJECTS TOGETHER