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Method for providing disc nucleus replacement in a spine

US9114021B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

20Claims

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Assignee

Medgem, LLC · US

Inventors

Thomas Morrison · Atlanta, US
Mara Morrison · Atlanta, US
Joseph William Pruitt · Athens, US
Thomas R. Ellis · Lawrenceville, US
George Samuel Brockway, II · Lawrenceville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2012
Grant date	Aug 25, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 24, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00029
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spinal interbody device includes a compliant inner dampener in combination with a rigid outer material of outer shells. An inner dampener includes a rim with pillars and heads coupled to a complimentary inner structure of the outer shells.

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