Spinal fusion implant
US6676703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/912
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved prosthetic implant for forming a rigid structure between adjoining vertebrae in a spinal column. The prosthetic implant includes a cage having a top, bottom, front end, back end, first side and second side walls. The first side wall has an arcuate surface. The top and bottom wall include one or more ridges to engage a surface of an adjacent vertebrae. The top and bottom wall also include an opening to receive packing material such as medicine, human tissue and the like. The top and bottom walls also incline simultaneously in two directions.
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