Patent · US Expired

Domed cage

US5607424A · kind A · utility

249Cited by
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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 10, 1995
Grant dateMar 4, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2230/0082
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cage for use in a spinal repair system wherein a pair of inert, relatively open bone-graft contouring cages are disposed between adjacent vertebrae mounted to the boney structure of these vertebrae wherein the vertebrae will knit together and act as a single unit. The upper and lower surfaces of the cages follow an arcuate path for increased contact with the abutting surfaces of the vertebrae themselves.

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