Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for spine joint replacement

US7090698B2 · kind B2 · utility

297Cited by
248References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 4, 2002
Grant dateAug 15, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 1, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/00634
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthesis for the replacement of the cartilaginous structures of a spine motion segment is described. The prosthesis comprises an intervertebral disc prosthesis in combination with a facet joint prosthesis.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.