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`Document Descrlptlon: Power of Attorney
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`PTO/AIA/82A (07-12)
`Approved for use through 11/30/2014. OMB 0651-0035
`US. Patent and Trademark Office; US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
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`TRANSMITTAL FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ONE OR MORE
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`REGISTERED PRACTITIONERS
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`NOTE: This form is to be submitted with the Power of Attorney by Applicant form (PTO/AlA/82B or equivalent) to identify the
`application to which the Power of Attorney is directed, in accordance with 37 CFR 1.5. If the Power of Attorney by Applicant form
`is not accompanied by this transmittal form or an equivalent, the Power of Attorney will not be recognized in the application.
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`Application Number
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`10/442,353
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`Filing Date
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`May 21, 2003
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`First Named Inventor
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`Peter M. Bonutti
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`Title
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`Art Unit
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`TISSUE FIXATION DEVICE
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`3731
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`Examiner Name
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`Gary Jackson
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`Attorney Docket Number
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`180_0026-05000
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`SIGNATURE of Applicant or Patent Practitioner
`_/Brent D. Martin/
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`Brent D. Martin
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`_625717
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`March 31, 2014
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`972-668-3050
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`NOTE: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4(d) for signature requirements and certifications.
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