Patent application 13891378 (US), filed 2013-05-10
Publication number: US20130253585A1
Title: SURGICAL FIXATION SYSTEM, SPACER ELEMENT FOR A SURGICAL FIXATION SYSTEM, USE OF AN IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING SPINOUS PROCESSES
CPC codes: A61B  17/7068
A61B  17/7067
A61B  17/707
A61B2017/00526
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-15
Rejection reasons: obviousness_103
indefiniteness_112
Prior art cited: ref_id: 20080086212
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: 20110054531
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: 20050033434
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: 20080249569
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: 20060247640
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
Final disposition: pending (2015-10-15)