SPINAL DISC PROSTHESIS - DEPUY ACROMED INC

Title:

SPINAL DISC PROSTHESIS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO1999022675

Kind Code:

A9

Abstract:

A spinal disc prosthesis to replace a damaged spinal disc in a spinal column (16) of a human, includes a body (10) having an upper surface (52) engageable with the upper vertebra (12) and a lower surface (152) engageable with the lower vertebra (14). The body (10) includes a crescent-shaped projection (62, 162) extending from one of the upper and lower surfaces (52, 152) of the body for receipt in a cavity in the adjacent vertebra (12, 14).

Inventors:

STEFFEE ARTHUR D
ROSS E RAYMOND S
FRASER ROBERT D
LOWERY GARY L

Application Number:

PCT/US1998/023172

Publication Date:

August 12, 1999

Filing Date:

October 30, 1998

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Assignee:

DEPUY ACROMED INC (US)

International Classes:

A61F2/44; A61F2/00; A61F2/30; (IPC1-7): A61F2/44

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