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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1997
Henry Graf, Lyons 69006, FR;
Other;
Abstract
A device for mechanically connecting and assisting vertebrae with respect to one another which includes at least one securing device cooperating with a ball joint adapted to be connect to a vertebra and a compressible body maintained along an axis of the securing device. The securing device includes two end bodies which retain a ball joint and the compressible element therebetween. At least one of the two end bodies is formed as a cup which is adapted to cover a portion of the ball joint and the end bodies are connected together by a connecting element disposed around the compressible member and over the cup of at least one of the two end bodies such that the connecting element is adapted to move over an outer surface of the cup.