Title:
拡大可能な脊椎骨間スペーサー
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4197845
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A spacer body, comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion moveably coupled to said second portion to form a spacer, said spacer having a reduced size configuration with a maximum height and a first maximum width and an expanded size configuration having said maximum height and a second maximum width, wherein said second width is greater than said first width; said spacer movable between said reduced size configuration and said expanded size configuration by movement of said first and second portions; a third portion joined to said first portion opposite said second portion, and a fourth portion extending between said second and third portions opposite said first portion; and wherein said second and third portions define end walls and said first and fourth portions define flexible side walls, said spacer moveable between said reduced size configuration and said expanded size configuration by movement of said flexible side walls.
Inventors:
Foray, Kevin
Ebner, Harald
Riu, Min Giang
Brunch, charles
Lawrence M. Boyd
Ebner, Harald
Riu, Min Giang
Brunch, charles
Lawrence M. Boyd
Application Number:
JP2000579153A
Publication Date:
December 17, 2008
Filing Date:
October 27, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic Incorporated
International Classes:
A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61F2/44; A61F2/46; A61B17/28; A61F2/00; A61F2/28; A61F2/30
Foreign References:
| WO1998034568A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Masao Hashimoto
Shigeru Sakuma
Fujihiro Kanda
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shigeo Takeuchi
Takami Ito
Akutsu Katsuhisa
Tadashi Masui
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Masao Hashimoto
Shigeru Sakuma
Fujihiro Kanda
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shigeo Takeuchi
Takami Ito
Akutsu Katsuhisa
Tadashi Masui