Intervertebral disc prosthesis
US7722673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intervertebral disc prosthesis has two cover plates and a prosthesis core which is connected to one of the cover plates by of connection profiles on one of the cover plates which are undercut in a complementary manner and include at least one pair of profile sections which are symmetrical with respect to the AP (anterior-posterior) direction of the prosthesis in its implanted position and are arranged at an angle to one another.
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