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Expandable spherical spinal implant

US7824444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2004
Grant dateNov 2, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/0097
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthetic implant for forming a support structure between adjoining vertebrae in a spinal column. The prosthetic implant includes a generally spherical or ellipsoidal body that at least partially engages a surface of adjacent vertebrae.

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