Intervertebral stabilizer, methods of use, and instrumentation therefor
US7582114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0039
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first surface operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine; a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; a spring element between the first and second surfaces and operable to provide reactive force in response to compression loads from the first and second vertebral bones, wherein a cross-sectional profile taken through the surfaces is hourglass shaped.
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