
US Patent No: D501555
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Implant
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Feb 1, 2005
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Jun 19, 2003
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29/185,020
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Cited Art
| Patent Info | (Count) | # Cites | Year |
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| 5,741,253 Method for inserting spinal implants | 396 | 1992 | |
| 5,593,409 Interbody spinal fusion implants | 439 | 1995 | |
| 5,785,710 Interbody spinal fusion implants | 180 | 1995 | |
| 6,210,412 Method for inserting frusto-conical interbody spinal fusion implants | 171 | 1995 | |
| 5,860,973 Translateral spinal implant | 254 | 1996 | |
| 6,302,914 Lordotic interbody spinal fusion implants | 99 | 1997 | |
| 5,776,199 Artificial spinal fusion implants | 287 | 1997 | |
| 5,897,556 Device for supporting weak bony structures | 33 | 1997 | |
| 5,972,368 Bone graft composites and spacers | 133 | 1997 | |
| 5,888,222 Intervertebral spacers | 128 | 1997 | |
| 5,989,289 Bone grafts | 163 | 1997 | |
| 6,264,656 Threaded spinal implant | 148 | 1998 | |
| 6,045,580 Fusion implant device and method of use | 108 | 1998 | |
| 6,245,072 Methods and instruments for interbody fusion | 80 | 1999 | |
| 6,179,874 Articulating spinal implant | 275 | 1999 | |
| 6,277,149 Ramp-shaped intervertebral implant | 225 | 1999 | |
| 6,315,795 Fusion implant device and method of use | 97 | 2000 | |
| 6,402,785 Artificial disc implant | 206 | 2000 | |
| 2001/0001,129 Osteogenic fusion device | 23 | 2000 | |
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| 5,092,893 Human orthopedic vertebra implant | 166 | 1990 | |
| 5,192,326 Hydrogel bead intervertebral disc nucleus | 451 | 1991 | |
| 5,766,252 Interbody spinal prosthetic implant and method | 365 | 1995 | |
| 5,766,253 Spinal fusion device | 151 | 1996 | |
| 5,645,598 Spinal fusion device with porous material | 233 | 1996 | |
| 6,315,797 Artificial intervertebral disc | 140 | 2000 | |
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| 6,059,829 Intervertebral implant | 116 | 1996 | |
| 5,888,227 Inter-vertebral implant | 186 | 1998 | |
| 5,888,228 Intervertebral implant with cage and rotating element | 83 | 1998 | |
| 6,143,031 Intervertebral implant with compressible shaped hollow element | 52 | 1998 | |
| 6,143,033 Allogenic intervertebral implant | 135 | 1998 | |
| 6,258,125 Intervertebral allograft spacer | 187 | 1999 | |
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| 5,071,437 Artificial disc | 502 | 1990 | |
| 5,534,030 Spine disc | 365 | 1994 | |
| 6,139,579 Spinal disc | 121 | 1997 | |
| 6,162,252 Artificial spinal disc | 148 | 1997 | |
| 6,245,108 Spinal fusion implant | 214 | 2000 | |
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| 5,275,954 Process for demineralization of bone using column extraction | 32 | 1991 | |
| 5,556,379 Process for cleaning large bone grafts and bone grafts produced thereby | 40 | 1995 | |
| 5,820,581 Process for cleaning large bone grafts and bone grafts produced thereby | 43 | 1996 | |
| 5,797,871 Ultrasonic cleaning of allograft bone | 33 | 1996 | |
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| 5,123,926 Artificial spinal prosthesis | 489 | 1991 | |
| 5,653,762 Method of stabilizing adjacent vertebrae with rotating, lockable, middle-expanded intervertebral disk stabilizer | 255 | 1995 | |
| 6,264,655 Cervical disk and spinal stabilizer | 67 | 1997 | |
| 6,309,421 Rotating, locking intervertebral disk stabilizer and applicator | 51 | 1999 | |
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| 5,458,638 Non-threaded spinal implant | 415 | 1992 | |
| 5,658,337 Intervertebral fusion implant | 228 | 1996 | |
| 5,897,593 Lordotic spinal implant | 78 | 1997 | |
| 6,159,244 Expandable variable angle intervertebral fusion implant | 113 | 1999 | |
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| 4,627,853 Method of producing prostheses for replacement of articular cartilage and prostheses so produced | 208 | 1985 | |
| 4,678,470 Bone-grafting material | 189 | 1985 | |
| 5,053,049 Flexible prostheses of predetermined shapes and process for making same | 107 | 1985 | |
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| 4,950,296 Bone grafting units | 192 | 1989 | |
| 5,814,084 Diaphysial cortical dowel | 149 | 1996 | |
| 6,096,081 Diaphysial cortical dowel | 74 | 1998 | |
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| 5,192,327 Surgical prosthetic implant for vertebrae | 643 | 1991 | |
| 5,425,772 Prosthetic implant for intervertebral spinal fusion | 457 | 1993 | |
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| 5,722,977 Method and means for anterior lumbar exact cut with quadrilateral osteotome and precision guide/spacer | 192 | 1996 | |
| 6,149,651 Device for supporting weak bony structures | 36 | 1999 | |
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| 5,674,295 Prosthetic spinal disc nucleus | 449 | 1996 | |
| 6,022,376 Percutaneous prosthetic spinal disc nucleus and method of manufacture | 339 | 1998 | |
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| 5,702,449 Reinforced porous spinal implants | 301 | 1995 | |
| 6,261,586 Bone graft composites and spacers | 121 | 1999 | |
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| 5,171,281 Functional and biocompatible intervertebral disc spacer containing elastomeric material of varying hardness | 230 | 1991 | |
| 5,545,229 Functional and biocompatible intervertebral disc spacer containing elastomeric material of varying hardness | 304 | 1993 | |
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| 5,755,798 Intervertebral implant | 69 | 1996 | |
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| 5,702,451 Space holder, in particular for a vertebra or an intervertebral disk | 164 | 1995 | |
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| 5,725,579 Process for treating bone tissue and corresponding implantable biomaterials | 35 | 1995 | |
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| 6,296,641 Anatomical fixation implant | 23 | 1998 | |
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| 6,093,205 Surgical implant | 289 | 1998 | |
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| 5,824,094 Spinal disc | 335 | 1997 | |
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| 6,143,032 Intervertebral implant | 116 | 1998 | |
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| 5,458,643 Artificial intervertebral disc | 315 | 1994 | |
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| 6,146,422 Prosthetic nucleus replacement for surgical reconstruction of intervertebral discs and treatment method | 151 | 1999 | |
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| 6,132,465 Tapered prosthetic spinal disc nucleus | 273 | 1998 | |
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| 5,306,303 Bone induction method | 61 | 1991 | |
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| 6,156,067 Human spinal disc prosthesis | 425 | 1997 | |
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| 5,728,159 Serrated bone graft | 105 | 1997 | |
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| 6,387,130 Segmented linked intervertebral implant systems | 167 | 2000 | |
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| 4,714,469 Spinal implant | 496 | 1987 | |
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| 5,534,028 Hydrogel intervertebral disc nucleus with diminished lateral bulging | 366 | 1993 | |
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| 5,876,457 Spinal implant | 55 | 1997 | |
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| 5,888,223 Anterior stabilization device | 219 | 1998 | |
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| 6,235,059 Intersomatic setting and fusion system | 138 | 1998 | |
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| 6,296,647 Instrument for the positioning of an implant in the human spine | 68 | 1999 | |
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| 4,904,261 Spinal implants | 380 | 1988 | |
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| 5,888,224 Implant for intervertebral space | 264 | 1997 | |
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| 6,306,170 Threaded fusion cage anchoring device and method | 102 | 2001 | |
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| 5,676,702 Elastic disc prosthesis | 362 | 1995 | |
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| 5,571,192 Prosthetic vertebral implant | 260 | 1995 | |
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| 5,861,041 Intervertebral disk prosthesis and method of making the same | 117 | 1997 | |
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| 5,306,309 Spinal disk implant and implantation kit | 559 | 1992 | |
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| 4,932,969 Joint endoprosthesis | 322 | 1987 | |
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| 4,479,491 Intervertebral stabilization implant | 206 | 1982 | |
| 4,863,477 Synthetic intervertebral disc prosthesis | 470 | 1987 | |
| 5,306,308 Intervertebral implant | 299 | 1992 | |
| 5,344,459 Arthroscopically implantable prosthesis | 119 | 1993 | |
| 5,514,180 Prosthetic intervertebral devices | 574 | 1994 | |
| 5,865,845 Prosthetic intervertebral disc | 247 | 1996 | |
| 5,609,637 Space keeper, in particular for an intervertebral disk | 89 | 1996 | |
| 5,702,455 Expandable prosthesis for spinal fusion | 384 | 1996 | |
| 5,961,554 Intervertebral spacer | 97 | 1996 | |
| 5,888,226 Intervertebral prosthetic disc | 414 | 1997 | |
| 6,117,174 Spinal implant device | 131 | 1998 | |
| 6,080,158 Intervertebral fusion device | 127 | 1999 | |
| 6,217,579 Expandable spinal implants | 73 | 1999 | |
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Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Aug 1, 2016 |
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |