Patent application 14063197 (US), filed 2013-10-25
Publication number: US20140249629A1
Title: ZERO-PROFILE EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL SPACER DEVICES FOR DISTRACTION AND SPINAL FUSION AND A UNIVERSAL TOOL FOR THEIR PLACEMENT AND EXPANSION
CPC codes: A61F   2/447
A61B  17/0642
A61B  17/7064
A61B  17/86
A61B  17/8875
A61B2017/0256
A61B2017/922
A61F   2/4611
A61F2002/2835
A61F2002/30261
A61F2002/30266
A61F2002/30281
A61F2002/30387
A61F2002/30448
A61F2002/30471
A61F2002/30495
A61F2002/30507
A61F2002/30525
A61F2002/30538
A61F2002/3055
A61F2002/30556
A61F2002/30579
A61F2002/30593
A61F2002/30604
A61F2002/30772
A61F2002/30878
A61F2002/448
A61F2002/4627
A61F2002/4681
A61F2002/4687
A61F2220/0025
A61F2220/005
A61F2230/0015
A61F2250/0007
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-15
Rejection reasons: anticipation_102
obviousness_103
indefiniteness_112
Prior art cited: ref_id: 7211112
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20020068977
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 7211112
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 6454807
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 6723126
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2015-10-15)