Intervertebral disc prosthesis
CA 2591976 C · Owner: Ldr Medical · Inventors: Zeegers, Willem
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The present invention relates to an intervertebral disc prosthesis comprising at least three pieces including an upper plate (1) a lower plate (2), and a , movable core (3) at least in relation to a plate wherein it also comprises , two anatomic adaptation elements (11 22) of which each has, on one hand, a surface (110, 220) in contact with a surface of a vertebra and on the other , hand, a surface (111) of which at least a part has a surface in contact with a least a part of the plate (1 or 2) opposite to which the anatomic adaptation element (11 or 22) is mounted, the anatomic adaptation elements (11 22) being , fixed onto the plates (1, 2) via fixation means (113 223).
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- Filed December 14, 2005 and granted October 1, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 14, 2025.
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