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Artificial intervertebral disc

US6960232B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2003
Grant dateNov 1, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/00023
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed to the field of prosthetic devices. More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention is directed to an artificial disc that can be used as a replacement for an intervertebral disc (e.g., a human intervertebral lumbar disc).

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