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Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with a spacer

US6966929B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 2003
Grant dateNov 22, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 14, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a device that can be placed between two vertebrae. The implant is characterized by having a first plate and a second plate with a spacer therebetween. The spacer fits within cavities on each of the first and second plate.

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