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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024

Filed:

May. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Simplify Medical Pty Ltd, Melbourne, AU;

Inventors:

Malan de Villiers, Wapadrand, ZA;

Neville Jansen, Pretoria, ZA;

Yves Arramon, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Simplify Medical Pty Ltd., Melbourne, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30649 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30662 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30902 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00407 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00604 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00796 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure provides an intervertebral disc and related methods. An upper plate includes an upper vertebra contacting portion and a lower bearing surface portion. The upper vertebra contacting portion includes a convex central portion, and a fin or anchoring element with a transverse hole therethrough. A lower plate has a lower vertebra contacting surface and an upper bearing surface. The lower vertebra contacting surface of the lower plate has a convex central portion. The upper bearing surface has a concavity disposed opposite the convex central portion and wherein the convex central portion and the concavity have nesting curvatures. A core positioned between the upper and lower plates has rigid upper and lower convex surfaces configured to slide and translate over the bearing surfaces of the upper and lower plates.


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