Surgical Tensioning Instruments, Globus Medical, Apr 15
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The EPO published patent application EP3991675A2 for Surgical Tensioning Instruments, filed by Globus Medical, Inc. (inventor: MURRAY, Patrick) under IPC classification A61B 17/88. The publication grants exclusive rights to the applicant across 31 designated European states.
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The EPO published patent EP3991675A2 for surgical tensioning instruments, granting Globus Medical, Inc. exclusive intellectual property rights under IPC classification A61B 17/88.
Medical device manufacturers should conduct freedom-to-operate clearance searches in relevant European markets to assess whether the surgical tensioning instrument technology described in this patent overlaps with their own products or development pipelines.
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SURGICAL TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS
Publication EP3991675A2 Kind: A2 Apr 15, 2026
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Globus Medical, Inc.
Inventors
MURRAY, Patrick
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A61B 17/88 20060101AFI20220608BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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