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Endplate for a vertebral implant

US8945228B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Samantha Popa · Columbus, US
Roman Randegger · Aarburg, CH
Felix Aschmann · Basel, CH
Joern Richter · Kandern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2012
Grant date	Feb 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 1, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/30594
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endplate for a vertebral implant comprises a base portion connectable to one end of a support body and a bone contact portion. The bone contact portion including a plurality of bone contact sections, each of which has a bone contact surface and extends from the base portion in such a way that each of the bone contact sections is deflectable relative to the base portion independently of an adjacent one of the bone contact sections when a compressive load is applied to the bone contact surfaces of the bone contact sections.

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