Intervertebral implant intended to allow immobilization of one vertebra in relation to another
US8506632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0065
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implant that allows immobilization of one vertebra in relation to another, having two lateral walls essentially parallel one with respect to the other and having a length, and at least one transverse wall connecting these lateral walls one to the other, at least one of these lateral walls having, on its side facing the side opposite the other lateral wall, slide prevention reliefs. The invention, the implant has, in a direction perpendicular to the length of the lateral walls, a dimension such that its two lateral walls are capable of coming into the immediate vicinity of the unci of the underlying vertebrae, the slide prevention reliefs of each of lateral wall thus being able to bear against the internal surface of the uncus of the underlying vertebra adjacent this lateral wall.
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