EP3547932A4 - Method and apparatus for closing a fissure in the annulus of an intervertebral disc - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for closing a fissure in the annulus of an intervertebral disc Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3547932A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fissure; annulus; closing; intervertebral disc; intervertebral
Prior art date: 2016-11-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

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EP17876898.2A

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German (de)

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Peter Sorensen

Daniel MORGAN

Bret A. Ferree

Christopher RUNNELLS

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Anchor Innovation Medical Inc

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Anchor Innovation Medical Inc

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2016-11-30

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2017-11-30

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2020-08-05

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2019-10-09Publication of EP3547932A1publicationCriticalpatent/EP3547932A1/en

2020-08-05Publication of EP3547932A4publicationCriticalpatent/EP3547932A4/en

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EP17876898.2A2016-11-302017-11-30Method and apparatus for closing a fissure in the annulus of an intervertebral discWithdrawnEP3547932A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201662427879P	2016-11-30	2016-11-30
PCT/US2017/063896WO2018102522A1 (en)	2016-11-30	2017-11-30	Method and apparatus for closing a fissure in the annulus of an intervertebral disc

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EP3547932A1 EP3547932A1 (en)	2019-10-09
EP3547932A4true EP3547932A4 (en)	2020-08-05

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EP (1)	EP3547932A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU2017368149A1 (en)
CA (1)	CA3044663A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2018102522A1 (en)

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- 2017-11-30AUAU2017368149Apatent/AU2017368149A1/ennot_activeAbandoned
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