Patent · US Expired

Banana cage

US7500991B2 · kind B2 · utility

179Cited by
13References
40Claims
0Family size

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Filing dateDec 31, 2002
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/00293
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A banana shaped intevertebral fusion cage having a domed profile, an internal planar wall defining first and second graft chambers, asymmetrically disposed leading and trailing insertion, and an anterior wall recess.

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