Application of an improved damper to an intervertebral stabilization device
US5375823A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F2236/045
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved damper, of the type comprising elements for progressively resisting, in exponential manner, the advance of a piston under the effect of a force of axial compression, which functions as a stop opposing any displacement of the piston beyond a predetermined value, in an intervertebral stabilization device.
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