Partial disc prosthesis
US6419706B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00023
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a prosthesis (2) designed to be inserted between two neighboring vertebrae, comprising a core (4) made of an elastic material and covered, over part of its periphery, with a rigid material coating (6) designed to be in contact with the two neighboring vertebrae. The core (4) comprises, in transverse cross-section, two end portions (8) linked by a median portion (12) and said coating includes two caps provided with a threading and covering at least partially the external periphery of the end portions (8), the distance separating the caps increasing towards the prosthesis front part.
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