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Spinal prosthesis

US7604652B2 · kind B2 · utility

89Cited by

5References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Impliant Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Uri Arnin · Kiryat Tivon, IL
Yuri Sudin · Lod, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2006
Grant date	Oct 20, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7025
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spinal prosthesis including a first spinal attachment member attachable to a first posterior portion of a spinal structure, a second spinal attachment member attachable to a second posterior portion of the spinal structure, the first and second posterior portions being adjacent superiorly-inferiorly to one another, and a connector element attached to the first spinal attachment member, wherein the second spinal attachment member includes an interface portion that passes through an elongate aperture formed in the connector element so as to permit rotational and translational movement of the second spinal attachment member with respect to the connector element.

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