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US 6,832,997 · Confirmation No. 7870

ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY DELIVERY INTERVERTEBRAL DISC TREATMENT DEVICES

Inventors: Andy Uchida, John Ashley, Hugh Sharkey

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Inventors

Andy Uchida Mountain View, CA

John Ashley San Francisco, CA

Hugh Sharkey Menlo, CA

Attorneys & Agents of Record

SCOTT BOALICK Reg. 42337 Attorney · USPTO

JOHN HAYDEN Reg. 37640 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

PETER DEVLIN Reg. 31753 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

DIANA DIBERARDINO Reg. 45653 Attorney · DIBERARDINO MCGOVERN IP GROUP LLC

ANDREW BODENDORF Reg. 39537 Attorney · UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

PHYLLIS KRISTAL Reg. 38524 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

KURT GLITZENSTEIN Reg. 39686 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

RICHARD STERBA Reg. 43162 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

MARK GORMAN Reg. 43641 Attorney · SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

LAWRENCE KOLODNEY Reg. 43807 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

TIMOTHY RIFFE Reg. 43881 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON, PC

PAUL REVIS Reg. 45040 Attorney · SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

KRISTIN CRALL Reg. 46895 Attorney · SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

ROBERTO DEVOTO Reg. 55108 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

NORMAN HAINER Reg. 55239 Attorney · SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

NICHOLAS JEPSEN Reg. 59567 Attorney · FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C.

KATE TETZLAFF Reg. 59772 Agent

DAVID HOLT Reg. 65161 Agent · FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C.

Classification

USPC 606/41

A61B18/148 A61B2018/00434 A61B2018/0044 A61B2018/1405 A61B2018/1407

Prosecution

Examiner: JOHNSON III, HENRY M
Art Unit: 3739
Customer No.: 26166
Confirmation No.: 7870

Publication

Pub. No.: US20020188291A1
Pub. Date: 2002-12-12

Patent Term Adjustment

-154days

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/650,928 · US 7,449,019

Filed 2003-08-29 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/712,006 · US 7,400,930

Filed 2003-11-14 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/872,517

Filed 2007-10-15 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/930,813 · US 7,647,123

Filed 2007-10-31 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/929,644 · US 8,128,619

Filed 2007-10-30 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/872,482

Filed 2007-10-15 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/712,063 · US 7,267,683

Filed 2003-11-14 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/712,007 · US 7,282,061

Filed 2003-11-14 · Patented Case

Child PCT is a Continuation of

PCT/US2002/017542

Filed 2002-06-04 · RO PROCESSING COMPLETED-PLACED IN STORAGE

Child PCT is a Continuation of

PCT/US2002/018208

Filed 2002-06-07 · RO PROCESSING COMPLETED-PLACED IN STORAGE

NEUROTHERM, INC.

from MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded 2014-08-06

033483/0265 →

MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT

from NEUROTHERM, INC.

SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded 2011-02-03

025736/0482 →

RBS CITIZENS, N.A.

from NEUROTHERM, INC.

SECURITY INTEREST Recorded 2011-01-25

025749/0177 →

NEUROTHERM, INC.

from ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2010-05-12

024369/0471 →

NEUROTHERM, INC.

from ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2010-05-11

024358/0917 →

ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.

from ASHLEY, JOHN, UCHIDA, ANDY, SHARKEY, HUGH

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2001-10-03

012292/0351 →

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 6,832,997
App. No.: 09/876,831
Filed: 2001-06-06
Granted: 2004-12-21
Pub. No.: US20020188291A1
Examiner: JOHNSON III, HENRY M
Art Unit: 3739
PTA: -154 days

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