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` IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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` FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
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` WESTERN DIVISION
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`MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, )
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`INC., )
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` Plaintiff(s), )
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` vs. ) NO. 01-2373-MI
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`GARY K. MICHELSON, M.D.; and )
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`KARLIN TECHNOLOGY, )
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` Defendant(s). )
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`_____________________________)
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` VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF LAWRENCE M. BOYD
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` VOLUME III
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` (Taken by Defendant)
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` Durham, North Carolina
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` Thursday, November 13, 2003
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` Reported in Stenotype by
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` Dorothy J. M. McGrath, Shorthand Reporter
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`WARSAW2027
`NuVasive, Inc. v. Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
`Case IPR2013-00206
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` VIDEO TECHNICIAN: Starting of Tape 1,
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` Volume III, on the record at 9:41 a.m.
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` This is the videotaped deposition of
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` Lawrence Boyd, Volume III. The case number is
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` 01-2373-MI. The court reporter is
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` Dorothy McGrath. My name is Scott Swing. We
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` are both with Russell Court Reporting out of
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` We are located today at the -- at 3001
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` Today's date and time are indicated on the
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` At this time the court reporter will swear
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` the witness for the record, please.
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` (WITNESS SWORN)
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` VIDEO TECHNICIAN: At this time, counsel
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` will verbally introduce themselves and who they
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` (WHEREUPON, INTRODUCTIONS ARE MADE)
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` VIDEO TECHNICIAN: We may proceed.
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` LAWRENCE M. BOYD,
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`having been first duly sworn, testified as follows:
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` EXAMINATION
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`BY MR. GIBSON:
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` Q. Good morning, Mr. Boyd.
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` A. Good morning.
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` Q. You've had your deposition taken before in
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`this matter and in other matters. Do you need me to
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`explain any of the deposition procedures for you?
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` A. I don't believe so.
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` Q. Is there any reason your deposition cannot
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`proceed today?
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` A. Not that I'm aware of.
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` Q. What did you do to prepare for your
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`deposition today?
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` A. I met with Mr. Pabis yesterday.
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` Q. For approximately how long?
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` A. Three hours.
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` Q. Did you review any documents?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And did any of them refresh your memory?
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` A. No.
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` Q. Have you -- since your last deposition,
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`besides meeting with Mr. Pabis for three hours
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`yesterday, have you done any work as a consultant
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`for Medtronic on this litigation?
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` A. No.
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` Q. Do you know the total amount you've billed
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`Medtronic as a consultant on this litigation?
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` MR. PABIS: Objection, asked and answered.
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`that we -- we talked about.
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` Q. What about PLIF instruments? Did you see
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`any PLIF instruments at that meeting?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. Was it a complete set of instruments for
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`inserting an interbody fusion device through a PLIF
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`procedure?
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` A. I believe that the set was complete. It
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`was not the final version that we ultimately, you
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`know, commercialized, but it was -- it was able to
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`go from start to -- to completion, insertion. I
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`believe so.
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` Q. And did you also see a lateral instrument
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`set in January of 1994?
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` A. I don't know if he had the instruments
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`then or not. I know we looked at a number of
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`sketches for the various iterations, yeah.
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` Q. Do you recall when you first saw an
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`instrument set for lateral that was provided by
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`Dr. Michelson?
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` A. I don't.
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` Q. Do you recall making requests to
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`Dr. Michelson for instruments in the January 1994
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`time frame?
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` A. For instruments to be manufactured?
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` Q. Yes.
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` A. I recall asking him to have Dezider make
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`some instrument sets for us, yes.
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` Q. I'm going to show you what was marked as
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`Exhibit 1107, the -- which actually consists of two
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`letters. And I'll just ask you for both of those,
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`if you could identify whether that's your signature
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`on the two letters. They're both to Dr. Michelson.
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` The first letter is dated January 13th,
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`1994.
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` A. Okay. This looks like mine on the
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`January 13th letter. And January 14th, yes, that
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`looks like my signature.
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` Q. And this would have been three days after
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`the meeting that you had with Dr. Michelson, the
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`second letter, the January 14th letter?
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` A. When was that meeting? Was it the 11th?
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` Q. It was the 11th.
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` A. Yeah. Well --
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` Q. If you look at the second letter that's --
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`that's attached here in the exhibit --
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` A. Okay. Hold on.
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` Q. You're looking at the first letter, but
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`the --
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` A. I know. I just want to get oriented. It
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` Okay. Go ahead.
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` Q. All right. The second one, this is your
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`ordering or asking Dr. Michelson to have Mr. Imre
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`make certain sets. Do you see that?
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` A. Yes.
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` Q. And the first item there is a PLIF set,
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`and you're having three sets of 65 instruments made?
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` A. That's what it says, yes.
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` Q. Do you recall doing that?
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` A. I believe so.
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` Q. All right. The lordotic distractors that
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`are listed next, did you understand what those were?
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` A. I don't recall what those are.
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` Q. Do you know what those -- what those are
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`used for, which -- which -- which approach?
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` A. I don't know.
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` Q. Do you see that there's a -- there's a
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`trephine that's listed there?
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` A. I see that.
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` Q. Did you understand that Dr. Michelson was
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`disclosing the use of a trephine to -- to core out
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`the disk space around distractors?
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` A. Yeah. I recall that that -- that trephine
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`was used to core over something. I think the -- the
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`January 13, 1994
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`(3. Kariin Michetson. MD.
`8610 Sepulveda Btvd;
`Suite 101
`Los Angeles, California 90045
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`Dear Dr. Micheison.
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`i am very enthusiastic about moving forward
`it was good to talk with you today.
`,with the many fusion device concepts. As we had discussed we would like to
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`great deai ot information in our drscussions so l have listed some of the things
`we discussed. Please let me know if
`l missed anything or have misunderstood
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`1.) You will send me (via Fed Ex) today several implants and information on the
`design. This information wit! include prior modeling and analysis information on
`the imotant as wet! as reguIstory filing information on the 510(k) application lay
`KT! on a non-spine application of the threaded fusion device technology.
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`2.) You wilt contact your machinist about manufacturing several sets of implant
`and instrumentation systems.~ The machinist will measure the current
`instruments. photograph the instruments and forward these to us to allow us to
`begin modeling the comoiete system. We specifically talked about the foilowing
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`outer sleeve and appropriate length reamer. driver. etc. W
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`set for our review at your earliest sonvensncs.
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`NonThreaded Concepts (Push in Desions Truncated Desions and
`5;ngwjgai E515 9p. ngfig wrih Front Slot] Please send me some samples
`01 these 10f GUI" [EVIBW and records at your earliest COTTVBT'MBTICE.
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`Dr. Michelson. i think this covers all the devices we discussed. Please call me if I
`have missed anything.
`i will ioo’K forward to receiving the impianis and additional
`iniormation tomorrow.
`i wiii stay in touch with you as we move toward to this
`project and wiil
`look forward to hearing lrornyour machinist regarding the
`manufacture of the additional implantiinstrument sets. Aiso, please do not
`hesitate to call me at any time. Due to the time ditterence and our schedules,
`you will probably need to call me at homelat times. My home phone number is
`(901) 681—0243. Please do not hesitate to call me.
`i will talk with you soon.
`Take care.
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`Sincereiy.
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`[uawrenoi ’Eoyd
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`CONFIDWIAL .
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`G. KarEn Michelson. MD.
`3610 Sepuiveda Blvd.
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`Dear Dr. Michetson‘
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`In inflow-up to our discussion today about manuiacture of the various instrument
`sets, here are the various items we discussed:
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`1. PLtF Set 3 sets of 65 insts per set at $3.000 pet set
`{Timing appreximatety 3 weeks}
`2. Lorm‘c Distramers Size 16 mm
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`Total $9.000
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`Lordoitc distractors
`inner Sleeve
`~i‘i-ephine
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`5 150 o
`3 150 0
`5 200 Q
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`3 sets total at $600 per set
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`Total $1.300
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`3. ALIF instrumentation {Size 18 mm and 20 mm)
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`Wedge Distractots
`01,115: Shotgun Steeve
`Diilllreamer
`Inns: Steeve
`Driver Cap
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`$125
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`4. Anterior Laterai instrumentation {2413 x 42L)
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`Distractor S. '8, 10, 12. 14 mm
`Siap Hammer
`Driver Cap
`implant Driver
`Other
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`$1800mlai
`5275 @
`$225 @
`5275 @
`$175 @
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`Totai per set is $2750 and we can use some components from the existing set
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`Total approx. $4.500
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`Qvereii. it Eooirs iiire it adds up as toziowsz
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`1. PLIF instrumentation ('3 Sets Manufactured)
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`2 Lordotic Dtstractors and Trephine (3 8‘13)
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`3. ALI? instruments {3 Sets 8:; 18 and _9 man
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`4 Anterior uteri insts {2 Sets Torar“
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`$9,000
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`$1,830
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`$11 (335
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`$4.53“:
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`Dr. Michelson, pieese let me know if this agrees with your notes from our
`conversation. Pteasa have your machinist send me a written quotation for these
`items and i will cut a purchase order. Cali me if you have any items to discuss,
`Taik with you soon.
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`Sincereiy,
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