Patent application 13800640 (US), filed 2013-03-13
Publication number: US20130261662A1
Title: JOINING ELEMENT
CPC codes: A61B  17/04
A61B  17/06166
A61L  17/00
A61L  17/005
B29C  61/0608
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-16
Rejection reasons: anticipation_102
obviousness_103
double_patenting
Prior art cited: ref_id: 6022376
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 6605294
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 6022376
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 5952232
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2015-10-16)