Patent application 13210157 (US), filed 2011-08-15
Publication number: US20130018468A1
Title: BI-DIRECTIONAL FIXATING TRANSVERTEBRAL BODY SCREWS AND POSTERIOR CERVICAL AND LUMBAR INTERARTICULATING JOINT CALIBRATED STAPLING DEVICES FOR SPINAL FUSION
CPC codes: A61F   2/4611
A61B  17/0642
A61B  17/0644
A61B  17/1757
A61B  17/7064
A61B  17/809
A61B  17/86
A61B  17/8635
A61B  17/8875
A61B  17/8894
A61B  17/92
A61B2017/00407
A61B2017/0641
A61B2017/0648
A61B2017/922
A61F   2/4465
A61F   2/447
A61F2002/2835
A61F2002/30133
A61F2002/30387
A61F2002/30448
A61F2002/30507
A61F2002/3055
A61F2002/30579
A61F2002/30593
A61F2002/30604
A61F2002/30772
A61F2002/30878
A61F2002/30879
A61F2002/30904
A61F2002/448
A61F2002/4627
A61F2002/4681
A61F2002/4687
A61F2220/0025
A61F2220/005
A61F2230/0015
A61F2250/0007
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-16
Rejection reasons: anticipation_102
obviousness_103
subject_matter_101
Prior art cited: ref_id: 20080249575
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20080249575
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20090080997
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2015-10-16)