Artificial intervertebral disc
US8388685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the field of prosthetic devices. More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention is directed to an artificial disc that can be used as a replacement for an intervertebral disc (e.g., a human intervertebral lumbar disc, a human intervertebral cervical disc and/or a human intervertebral thoracic disc).
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