Vertebral body and disc space replacement devices
US6758862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/911
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vertebral replacement body device for supporting adjacent vertebrae includes a connecting member having an upper member and a lower member engaged thereto at opposite ends thereof. The vertebral replacement body device can have a chamber extending therethrough for fusion of the supported vertebrae.
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