Interbody vertebral prosthetic and orthopedic fusion device with self-deploying anchors
US8906101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0073
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of inserting an intervertebral prosthesis into an intervertebral space between respective endplates of adjacent first and second vertebral bones of a spine, includes: placing the intervertebral prosthesis into the intervertebral space, the intervertebral prosthesis including: a body including first and second spaced apart major surfaces and at least one sidewall extending therebetween, the first major surface for engaging the endplate of the first vertebral bone, and the second major surface for engaging the endplate of the second vertebral bone, and the first and second major surfaces defining a longitudinal axis extending substantially normal to said surfaces; and simultaneously pushing at least three anchoring elements from within the body of the intervertebral prosthesis out through at least three respective apertures in the body and into at least one of the first and second vertebral bones, without rotating the at least one anchoring element about an axis thereof.
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