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Intervertebral disc prosthesis

US11957598B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

LDR Medical · FR

Inventors

Istvan Hovorka · Nice, FR
Pierre Bernard · Bordeaux, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 22, 2022
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 22, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2220/0033
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This disclosure relates to intervertebral disc prostheses which may have an upper plate, a lower plate, and a mobile core, with the upper surface of the core being in contact with at least a part of the lower surface of the upper plate. In some configurations, limit stops reduce friction while limiting or preventing the movements of the core relative to the lower plate, in translation and in rotation, respectively, along an axis substantially parallel to the lower plate and about an axis substantially perpendicular to the lower plate. Instrumentation for insertion of the prostheses into intervertebral spaces is also described.

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