Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,697,929 · App. 08/544,884
Self-limiting set screw for use with spinal implant systems
Inventor:
Phillip A. Mellinger
Patented Case
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Granted: Dec 16, 1997
Filed: Oct 18, 1995
Inventor
Phillip A. Mellinger
Assignee (at issue)
Cross Medicalproducts, Inc.
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