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(43) Date of publication: 20.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/29 (21) Application number: 14761738.5 (22) Date of filing: 20.08.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/70(2006.01) A61B 17/86(2006.01) A61B 17/80(2006.01) A61B 17/88(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/051821 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/038301 (19.03.2015 Gazette 2015/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 13.09.2013 US 201314026405 (71) Applicant: X-spine Systems, Inc. Miamisburg, OH 45342 (US)	(72) Inventor: KIRSCHMAN, David, Louis Dayton, OH 45429 (US) (74) Representative: McDade, Sophie V.G.A.  Cabinet LLR 11, boulevard de Sébastopol 75001 Paris 75001 Paris (FR)