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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. 08, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D Ray, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Eugene A Dickhudt, New Brighton, MN (US);
Assignee:
RayMedica, Inc., St. Anthony, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 17 ; 606 61 ; 606 99 ; 606184 ;
Abstract
A method for surgically implanting a prosthetic spinal disc nucleus body into a human spinal disc space is disclosed. The spinal disc space contains adjacent vertebrae and an anulus having a posterior side. The method includes cutting a flap through the anulus in the disc space to create an opening. The vertebrae adjacent to the disc space are slightly separated and a prosthetic spinal disc nucleus body is inserted through the opening into the disc space.
Published as:
WO9611643A1; US5562736A;