Device for stabilizing a vertebral joint and method for anterior insertion thereof
US8556974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00023
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A prosthetic device can be used as a prosthesis following a discectomy or a corpectomy. The prosthetic device includes two endplates with staggered motion limiting members. The device can be configured to allow six degrees of motion when comparing one endplate relative to the other. The endplates can be configured to fix the joint by changing the body held within the device and by adding a locking plate and fasteners. A method teaches how to insert a device to an intervertebral space via an anterior incision.
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