So if your patented device uses an iron rod and a competitor develops the same device with a steel rod, you may not be protected under the ruling.

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My long bones in my arms and legs felt like someone was ramming a long steel rod into them, my joints all creaked and popped in and out and ached like the worst arthritis ever. my skin was on fire and my extremities, especially my hands and feet, where it seemed to concentrate.

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Then a steel or titanium rod is placed inside the hollow leg bone to reconnect it where it broke.

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