Spinal fixation device
US6682563B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/91
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A spinal fixation device having a spacer member and a pair of fixation plate members, where the spacer member is a cage-like structure having a generally open and exposed interior defined by a pair of superior-inferior bores intersecting a lateral bore, the spacer member having a pair of opposing, generally planar, contact surface members having a plurality of anterior-posterior oriented, beveled ridges disposed thereon, with the fixation plate members attached to the anterior of the spacer member, the fixation plate members being asymmetrical and each containing a generally circular and a slotted screw-retaining aperture, with each disposed to one side of a lateral midline in reversed manner relative to each fixation plate member.
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