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Elastic disc prosthesis

US5676702A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1995
Grant dateOct 14, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/00011
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An elastic intervertebral disc prosthesis comprising two opposite plates joined together by partitions capable of deforming elastically as a function of the load applied on the prosthesis.

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