Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,280,475 · App. 09/388,843
Hydrogel intervertebral disc nucleus implantation method
Inventors:
Qi-Bin Bao, Paul Higham
Patented Case
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Granted: Aug 28, 2001
Filed: Sep 2, 1999
Inventors
Qi-Bin Bao
Paul Higham
Assignee (at issue)
Stryker Technologies Corporation
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