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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Christopher Angelucci, Schwenksville, PA (US);
William S. Rhoda, Media, PA (US);
Michael L. Boyer, II, Phoenisville, PA (US);
William E. Duffield, Collegeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1735 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61F 2002/302 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30113 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30125 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30166 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30224 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30545 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30563 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30568 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30571 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30594 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30649 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30662 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30769 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30772 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2002/448 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0028 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00407 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00796 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine. The present invention also relates to a method for implanting a prosthetic spinal disc via anterior or anterior lateral implantation. Other surgical approaches for implanting the prosthetic disc may also be used.