Patent · US Expired

Intervertebral disc prosthesis

US6395034B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 1999
Grant dateMay 28, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2230/0093
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An intervertebral disc is replaced with a construct including an expandable stent having convex heads and a hardenable material, such as a resin, which is injected into the intervertebral space around the stent and allowed to harden in situ.

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