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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1993
John R Parsons, Perth Amboy, NJ (US);
Casey K Lee, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Noshir A Langrana, Robbinsville, NJ (US);
Alastair J Clemow, North Smithfield, RI (US);
Elizabeth H Chen, Sharon, MA (US);
Monica V Hawkins, Parsippany, NJ (US);
University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, Newark, NJ (US);
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The construction and manufacturing technique for a functional biocompatible intervertebral disc spacer is described. This device is useful for a replacement for a degenerated disc in certain treatments of back pain and spinal disease. The disc spacer possesses mechanical properties akin to those of the normal disc and will preserve normal functions of the spinal motion segment. The device achieves the desired properties by varying the hardness of the elastomeric material in its nucleus and annulus.