Intervertebral implant
CA 2598136 C · Owner: Synthes (U.S.A.) · Inventors: Buerki, Roger; Frigg, Robert; Mayer, Michael H.
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The inventive intervertebral implant (1) in particular an artificial , intervertebral disc comprises a central axis (2), a top part (3) and a lower part (4) wherein A) , the top part (3) is , provided with a top apposition surface (5) which rests on a base plate of a superimposed , vertebral body, B) the lower part (4) is provided with a lower apposition surface (6) for resting , on the covering plate of an underneath vertebral body C) one part (3, 4) , comprises a convex joint element (12) provided with a convex sliding surface (11) and the other part (3, 4) comprises , a joint shell (13) provided with a complementary concave surface D) the , convex joint element , (12) and the convex …
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- Filed February 16, 2005 and granted October 15, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 16, 2025.
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