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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Axiomed Spine Corp., Garfield Hts., OH (US);
Kari Zimmers, Solon, OH (US);
Keith Duke, Cleveland, OH (US);
James Kuras, Macedonia, OH (US);
Rebecca Blice, Akron, OH (US);
J. Edward Barber, Avon, OH (US);
Tawny Brag, Chicago, IL (US);
AXIOMED, LLC, Malden, MA (US);
Abstract
An artificial disc to replace a damaged spinal disc in a spinal column includes a resilient core which is fixedly connected to first and second plates. The first and second plates engage upper and lower vertebra in the patient's spine. The inner side of at least one of the first and second plates has an array of recesses into which said resilient core extends. The array of recesses includes a plurality of recesses. Each of the recesses of the plurality of recesses has surfaces which are integrally formed as one piece with the plate.